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Penalty Stroke

Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Score Terms: Penalty Stroke

A penalty stroke is when a golfer gets penalized for hitting a bad shot or committing a rules infraction and must add 1 or more strokes to their score.

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

Posted in: Golf Score Terms

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definition

A penalty stroke is when a golfer gets penalized for hitting a bad shot or committing a rules infraction and must add 1 or more strokes to their score.

how it's used in a sentence

I hit it in the water and had to take a penalty stroke on that hole.

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