Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Terms: What is the Starter?

On some golf courses, there will be a "starter", which is a person that checks you in at the first tee and gives you instructions for the course that day.

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

Posted in: Golf Terms

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definition

On some golf courses, there will be a "starter", which is a person that checks you in at the first tee, verifies that you paid for the round, and gives you instructions for the course that day.

how it's used in a sentence

I talked to the starter and he said it is cart path only today.

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