plural birdies
1
: a little bird
2
: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1
3
: shuttlecock
In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.—
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Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Griffin led through 54 holes and opened birdie-birdie-birdie only to plateau and play the final 15 holes in 1-over par for solo second.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Both players birdied the first two extra holes, but on the third, Lagergren found the water hazard.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Coming down the stretch Sunday, Noren made birdie on the par 5 17th hole, just to be matched by Saddier to remain tied.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Griffin led through 54 holes and opened birdie-birdie-birdie only to plateau and play the final 15 holes in 1-over par for solo second.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
After both players birdied the eighteenth hole the first two playoff holes, Lagergren found the water to the left of the green on the third playoff hole, opening the door for McIlroy.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Both players birdied the first two extra holes, but on the third, Lagergren found the water hazard.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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