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nassau
a type of wager in which the first nine holes, the last nine holes and the total for 18 holes are three separate bets
Example: Mary played a two-dollar nassau with Ingrid.
NC
scoreboard abbreviation for "No card", meaning that the player did not turn in a scorecard
Example: Tomas's scores were 72 and NC, so he did not make the cut.
neck
(also "hosel") the part of the club into which the shaft is inserted
Example: When the ball ricochets off the neck/hosel before it hits the clubface it is called a shank. (Not recommended)
net
a players score after a handicap has been applied
Example: Trisha had a net 74 and a gross 82, which wasn't her best.
never up, never in
refers to the obvious fact that if a putt does not have enough speed to reach the hole it can't go in
Example: "Never up, never in" was Gertrude's favorite golf cliché.
niblick
archaic term for a 9 iron
Example: A niblick in today's terms might be more like a lofted wedge.
nineteenth hole
(also "19th hole") the bar or lounge after a round of golf
Example: I played better on the nineteenth hole/19th hole than on any of the previous 18.
ninety degree rule
(also "90° rule, 90 degree rule") a practice where golf cars are allowed to drive on the fairway, or away from the cart paths, only perpendicularly (90°) to the hole being played, usually for the purpose of decreasing wear and tear on the
turf or for the reason of fragile grass condition, etc.
Example: Ned's home course always puts the ninety degree/90°/90 degree rule in effect during the rainy season.
nutted
(also "flushed") hitting it squarely and on the sweetspot
Example: Tom announced that he had nutted/flushed his tee shot even though, mysteriously, the ball was never found.
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