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Glossary of Golfing Terms - U

This page of our glossary of golfing terms is for golfing terms which begin with the letter 'U'.

• Under par - A player is under par when, either during a round or at the end of it, his total score is less than the par for the holes played.
• Unplayable - A player may choose to declare that a ball is unplayable, take a penalty stroke and drop the ball no nearer the hole. A ball that is unplayable in a bunker has to be dropped in the bunker or stroke and distance taken.
• Up and down - Taking only two more shots to hole out when a player has missed a green.
• Uphill lie - The term used when a ball is positioned on ground which slopes up in front of the player.
• Upright stance - To stand comparatively erect in the address position.
• Upright swing - The club is swung up rather than round, almost to the vertical.
• Utility shots - The playing of strokes far different from the normal golf swing such as from unusual stances in bunkers or on slopes, from under bushes.