short game
the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy.: Compare long game (def. 1).
a card game in which not all cards in the pack are dealt before play.: Compare long game (def. 2).
Origin of short game
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How to use short game in a sentence
That includes securing somewhere for his golfers to practice their short game.
Howard University, with a coach’s moxie and a superstar’s money, takes on golf | Candace Buckner | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostIt is certain that very young children like to play upon their own imaginations, and enjoy their own short game.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice MeynellWhat good do you imagine you men will be in the trenches, if you can't last out a short game of rugger like this?
The Loom of Youth | Alec WaughAll the time they worked, and afterwards with picked nines played a short game, Hugh kept on the lookout, but no Thad showed up.
The Chums of Scranton High | Donald FergusonWe ran this game off so quickly that there will be time—plenty of time—for another short game.'
The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life | Dr. Ticklemore
Bronston proposed another go at horse billiards—just a short game before luncheon.
Local Color | Irvin S. Cobb
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