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Recent Examples of dogleg
The 396-yard, dogleg right around a marsh was statistically the toughest hole on the course, with a stroke average of 4.43 and only 24 birdies (and 41 double bogeys or worse) in 552 total rounds.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Tuesday morning on Quail Hollow’s first tee before the PGA Championship, Hideki Matsuyama set up for his drive into the opening dogleg right.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Tuesday morning on Quail Hollow’s first tee before the PGA Championship, Hideki Matsuyama set up for his drive into the opening dogleg right.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
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There’s something new at work — a cultural hairpin turn — in the way that Apple is made out to be a figure of commanding but toxic damage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Night begins with a brand-new two-door 1967 Pontiac LeMans crawling on vertiginous Franklin Road outside Evans City, Pennsylvania, before making a hairpin turn up a steep, slender dirt road that leads into the famous cemetery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Thirteen of the group were hit by an avalanche that swept down a slope on Perry’s Peak, northwest of Frog Lake.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fog rolls in off the sea, rain clouds form against the steep volcanic slopes and squalls appear without warning.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fouquet’s makes the perfect place to post up for a weekend getaway (or longer) in a cozy and iconic corner of New York’s downtown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The decision to end the joint-venture comes one year after Lip Bu Tan took over as CEO of the struggling chipmaker and the move raised hopes on Wall Street that the company's business could be turning a corner, with shares rising nearly 9% in regular trading.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Denver metro test drive loop My drives with the Prius covered much of the South Denver metro area, including stretches of C-470 and E-470, where steady highway cruising allowed the hybrid system to show off its efficiency.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tie it to your handbag or belt loop instead.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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