hanging lie

American  

noun

Golf.

1. a lie in which the ball is situated on a slope having a downward incline in the direction that the ball is to be played.

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Etymology

Origin of hanging lie

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

But players frequently will have a hanging lie with the ball below them, trying to hit a right-to-left approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2023

He’s down just by a shot and hammers a great drive to give himself only 195 to the pin, though with the typical hanging lie.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 22, 2020

After badly pushing his tee-shot into deep rough, Woods was faced with a hanging lie, the ball well above his feet at maybe waist height.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 20, 2018

The best you can hope for if you do that is a hanging lie and a 4-iron second shot.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 13, 2018

I could play better from a hanging lie with that beautiful brassie than with any club I ever owned and as for the iron, I was deadly with it.

From A Fool and His Money by McCutcheon, George Barr