Bogey
In golf, completing a hole in one stroke more than its par.
Definition
A bogey is a golf score of one over par on a single hole, meaning the player uses one stroke more than the standard expected. Taking five strokes on a par-4 hole, for instance, is a bogey.
Scores further above par have their own names, such as double bogey for two over par. Because a lower total is better in golf, bogeys add to the score, and the term is also used in disc golf for finishing a hole one throw over par.
Where you’ll hear “bogey”
Sports that use this term:
Golf
A precision target sport played across an outdoor course, blending skill, strategy and a long walk in the open air.
Disc Golf
A relaxed, low-cost target sport where players throw flying discs toward chain baskets across an outdoor course.
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Player roles
- Utility playerA dependable, versatile player who can competently fill several different positions as the team needs, rather than specialising in just one.
- Ball-winnerA ball-winner is the player tasked with regaining possession through pressing, tackling and interceptions — a team's tireless defensive workhorse.
- PlaymakerThe playmaker is a team's creative hub — the player who orchestrates attacks, controls the tempo and distributes the ball so teammates can score.
- Target playerA target player is a focal attacker who receives, holds up and links play for others, often physically strong and good in the air or with the hands.
Practice & sessions
- Conditioning sessionA session built around physical conditioning — developing the fitness qualities a sport draws on, rather than its skills or tactics.
- Tactical sessionA session built around tactics — how you use space, position and patterns of play, rather than the mechanics of a shot.
- Technical sessionA session built around technique — grooving and refining the mechanics of how a movement or shot is executed.
- Open-play sessionA turn-up-and-play session of informal, often social games — less structured than practice, focused on playing rather than drilling.
- Skill-development sessionA session built around learning and improving a skill over time — acquiring it, refining it and making it more reliable.
Healthy living
- Healthy CookingCooking more at home gives you simple control over what goes into your food — and it is easier than it looks.
- Weekend ActivityUsing the extra time at weekends to be active in ways that feel more like fun than exercise.
- Whole FoodsChoosing more foods in close to their natural state — a simple, flexible idea that fits almost any way of eating.
- Walking MeetingsTaking a call or a one-to-one on the move instead of at a desk — an easy way to add movement to the working day without losing time.
- Digital WellbeingBuilding a calmer, more intentional relationship with your devices so technology supports an active, connected life rather than crowding it out.
Adaptive sports
Disciplines
- Giant SlalomGiant slalom pairs technical turning with more speed, using gates set farther apart than slalom so skiers make longer, rounder, carved turns.
- Super-GSuper-G, or super giant slalom, is a speed discipline with gates set farther apart than giant slalom, blending high speed with sweeping turns.
- ScullingSculling is the discipline in which each rower uses two oars, one in each hand, propelling the boat symmetrically from both sides.
- Sweep RowingSweep rowing is the discipline in which each rower handles a single oar with both hands, driving one side of the boat as part of a crew.
- BackstrokeBackstroke is swum face-up with an alternating arm pull and flutter kick — the one competitive stroke where you breathe freely because your face stays out of the water.