skate v.— «Eventually, he was given a job within The Woods guarding a stash of tobacco. The punishment if his stash was discovered? First time, you skate. Second time, The Woods clobber you.» —“Sheriff Gangbanger” by...
Dennis Wise n.— «Tiger Woods came unstuck yesterday when he faced what is known in golfing parlance as a Dennis Wise—a nasty little five-footer.» —“Tiger Trouble In Leicester Square” by Steve...
cush n.— «Almost as if it were written in a script, Woods responded with a birdie, then another, then another and by the time he got to the 18th hole, it was, as he called it, “a cush,” as in cushion.» —“There’s Tiger...
Army golf n.— «Woods played what is known as Army golf—left, right, left, right—in his second round. He was, if anything, even wilder yesterday than he had been on Thursday.» —“Europeans on march as Woods is cut down” by...
whicker-bill n.— «Asian-Americans feel a sense of pride, accomplishment, even of authorship of Tiger Woods at work. Everyone does. Bony whicker-bill ranchers out in West Texas eating chicken-fried steak do, too.» —“A one-man rainbow...
grinding n.— «Irons off the tees, safe approach shots. Nothing frivolous or stupid. And, as Woods said, “a lot of grinding,” golfing vernacular for heavy breathing before every shot. And after.» —“Tiger back on big-game...