Joanne from Wilmot, Ohio, was stumped by a crossword clue for the expression suit to a tee, because she expected the answer to be T-E-A, as in the drink. The idiom is spelled to a tee or to a T, and it dates back to the 17th century. One likely...
scramble v.— «“It’s been a long week,” Delio said. “I played well. When my approach shots weren’t hit that well, I saved myself by scrambling. If I teed a green, I was pretty solid all week.” Scrambling in golf is a term for missing the green off...
banana ball n.— «Golfers who hit “banana balls”—the term for a weak, ballooning, left-to-right ball flight (for a right-handed player)—found that they were able to hit the ball much straighter with Burns’ club.» —“Providing cure for ailing...