blind hole

American  

noun

Golf.

1. a hole whose green cannot be seen by the approaching golfer because of trees or other obstructions.

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Etymology

Origin of blind hole

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He sank his 8-iron approach from 155 yards to a blind hole location for an eagle.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2012

All he deserved to live in was some filthy sty, some blind hole in the ground.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

You'd 'a thought no mortal men could 'a kept 'em in that blind hole of a place.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf

P'raps it doesn't go anywhere, but just leads to a blind hole that I've heard prospectors call a cul de sac.

From The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain by Carson, James

It was not a "blind" hole, for you could just get a glimpse of the flag between the stems.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.