stymy
9.9
A match play situation when an opponent's ball blocks the line from your ball to the hole
- noun
- /ˈstaɪmi/
- Archaic
:
bloqueo
- In the days before the rule change, players often found themselves in a stymy on the green.
Examples
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His ball ended up in a stymy on the green.
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The introduction of new rules made the stymy an obsolete part of golf.
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Because of the stymy, he had to chip the ball over his opponent’s.
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The stymy made it difficult for her to putt.
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The stymy on the green forced him to change his approach for the putt.
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After approaching the hole, she encountered a stymy that challenged her next shot.
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In match play, a stymy can dramatically alter the strategy of both players.
Synonyms
9.9
An old golf rule where another ball blocks the path to the hole
has identical meaning but uses an alternate historical spelling form
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stymy was originally a golf word for when an opponent's ball 'blocked' the straight line between your ball and the hole, so the blocked shot itself was called a stymy.
