double bogey

/ˈdʌbəl ˈboʊɡi/
verb
  1. To score two strokes over par on a hole in golf.
    • She tried not to let it bother her when she double-bogeyed the ninth.
    • I double-bogeyed the third hole after my drive went into the woods.
    • Even professional golfers occasionally double-bogey a hole.
noun
  1. In golf, a score of two strokes over par on a single hole.
    • A double-bogey is frustrating, but it happens to every golfer sometimes.
    • He made a double-bogey on the fifth hole, which hurt his overall score.
    • She finished the round with a double-bogey on the last hole.
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