double bogey

noun

: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
double-bogey transitive verb

Examples of double bogey in a Sentence

He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
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Scheffler carded a final-round 68, with five birdies and a double bogey on the eighth hole. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025 Not even a shock double bogey could take any shine off the American’s imperious capture of the sport’s oldest tournament on Sunday, as the world No. 1 glided to a four-shot victory and his fourth career major at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025 The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, a regional favorite and winner of the event in 2023, finished fifth after a double bogey on the final hole. Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025 Spaun followed a 73 in the first round with a 71 on Friday, starting his day off with a double bogey on No. 1 and finally ending it with a birdie on No. 18. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for double bogey

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double bogey was in 1954

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“Double bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bogey. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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