Each and every sport of the world has its own terms and vocabularies, be it in a huge number or a very few. Like all of them, the game of Golf also has its standard terms that are always in use in the game. They are quite a few in numbers. However, the people who are interested in Golf will surely never bother about the large number of its terms and will try to learn and remember them as far as they can. For those, here are the standard terms of the game of Golf:

1) Ace: This term is used to introduce a hole in one.
2) Address: This terms means the stance that a player takes before he plays his swing shot.
3) Air Shot or Whiff: When a player misses a swing at the ball, it is called as Air Shot or Whiff.
4) Away: This term indicates the player who hit the ball furthest from the hole.
5) Back Nine: This is used to identify the last 9 holes of an 18-hole Golf Course.
6) Birdie: This term is used to mean one stroke under par.
7) Bogey: This is just the opposite of the previous term and means one stroke over par.
8) Bunker: This is the name of a trap or hazard that is made of sand.
9) Caddie: This very term indicates about a person who accompanies a player, carries their golf bag and gives advice all through a tournament. This person is considered as very important to any Golf player.
10) Cart: This is a small vehicle that is used in transporting two players and their golf bags. This is also called as `Buggy`.
11) Chip: `Chip` is a kind of shot that a player plays low and short to the green.
12) Club Head: This is a part of the Golf Club. The players strike the ball with this part.
13) Course: This term introduce the main aspect of the game of Golf, the Golf course. This is a large area of land that is specifically designed for playing golf. The `Course` is usually divided into 9 or 18 holes.
14) Dog Leg: This is a fairway in the Golf course that turns left or right.
15) Drive: This is the very first shot that a player plays on every hole.
16) Driver: This term indicates a type of club that is also known as a wood. The players use this in order to drive the ball off the tee or grass down the fairway.
17) Driving Range: This is the area where the players practice with mats or on grass. Some of the `Driving Ranges` remain sheltered or they have overhead protection.
18) Eagles: this terms means two strokes under par.
19) Fairway: This is a part of the Golf course. This is the area between the tee and the green. This area is kept free of rough grass.
20) Flag Stick: This is a flag on a pole. This Flag Stick indicates the hole on the green to the players so that they can identify the exact location of the hole from a distance.
21) Fore: When a ball is heading towards another player, then the striker player of the ball is warned by using this term.
22) Front 9: These are the first 9 holes on an 18-hole Golf Course.
23) G.A.S.P: This is a short form of some of the most important actions in a Golf course. These actions are `Grip`, `Address`, `Stance` and `Posture`. A player always needs to check these actions before he starts his swing.
24) Green: This is an area that is very vital in a Golf course. In this part of the golf course, the grass usually cut very short and the grass surrounds a hole.
25) Green Fee: This is the amount of money that is paid as a fee in order to play a round or a game of golf.
26) Handicap: This very term is used in order to describe a golfer`s playing ability in a numerical way.
27) Hazard: This term refers to a difficulty or obstruction on a golf course. This term includes the lakes, ponds, fences or bunkers in a Golf course.
28) Hole: The Hole is another main aspect of the game of Golf. In a Golf Match, all the players try to do is to drop a ball into a Hole. The Hole contains a cup into which the players try to "putt" their ball. There are four numbers of Holes in the Golf courses depending upon the length of the course. The courses can be of 3-Hole, 6-Hole, 9-Hole or 18-Hole. A flag indicates the position of the hole.
29) Honour: This is a term that introduces the player who has the best or lowest score on the previous hole. The player, who got the `Honour`, has the right to tee off first on the next hole.
30) Hook: This is a shot in the game of Golf that curves the ball to the left of the target, if a right-handed player plays it. It will curve to the right if left-handed player plays it.
31) Irons: This term means the metal Golf Clubs that number 1 to 9.
32) Lie: This is a position where the ball lies on the course.
33) Links: The `Links` is a Golf Course that is situated beside the sea. In the ancient period of this game, this type of Golf Course used to found in Scotland.
34) Loft: This term is used to indicate the angle of the Club head. This is normally measured with respect to the shaft.
35) Match Play: This is a type of competition in Golf. Here, each hole is considered as a separate contest. The player, who plays the lowest number of strokes on a given hole, wins that hole.
36) Mulligan: This is a second Drive that the players grant each other in a friendly game. This is granted on the first tee only if the first shot of the player is poor. This is not officially permitted.
37) Net Score: This is a scoring process of the game of Golf. Here the handicap of a player is deducted from his gross score.
38) O.B: This is an abbreviation of the term "Out of Bounds" that means beyond the limits indicated by stakes or fences.
39) Par: This term indicates the standard score or the number of strokes that is given to a player for each hole on the golf course.
40) Pitching Wedge: This is kind of an Iron that has a steep face. This is used for popping the ball up on to the green.
41) Putter: This is a flat-sided Club. The players use this on the green in order to place the ball in the cup or hole accurately.
42) Rough: This term identifies an area on the Golf Course. Here, the grass is longer and thicker than that on the Fairway.
43) Round: This term has almost the same meaning with its usage in the other sports. In Golf, a round means a game of golf.
44) Sand Wedge: This is a type of Club that has a steep face. The players use this to hit or lift the ball properly out of a sand trap or high grass.
45) Scratch: This term indicates a Golfer who has a 0 Handicap.
46) Slice: This is a shot where a ball curves to the right of the target when a right-handed player hits it and if any left-handed player hits it, it will curve to the left.
47) Stroke: When a player moves his Club aiming at hitting the ball, then it is called as a "Stroke". This is also referred as a `Shot`.
48) Swing: This is the Rhythmic movement of a player with what he becomes able to hit the ball.
49) Tee: This is a small peg where the player places the ball for the first shot of each hole. This may be made of wood or plastic.
50) Tee Box: This term indicates the flat area from where the golfers play their first shot on every hole.
51) Tee Shot: This is the first shot that a player plays on each hole.
52) Teeing Off: This means a player is playing his first shot in a game of Golf.
53) Tee Time: This term indicates the time when a player starts a round of Golf.
54) Trolley: This is a stand that has wheels. This is used in order to transport the golf bags of the players.
55) Woods: This term means the longest Clubs. These Clubs used to made of wood in the ancient period and hence names as `Woods`. However, at present they are usually made of metal.

The terms that are discussed so far are more or less the most commonly used terms in the game of Golf. However, there may be some differences to these terms.