hanging lie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hanging lie
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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 am not going to describe the whole game; though my cleek shot at the fifth hole, from a hanging lie to within two feet of the—— However, I mustn't go into that now.
From Once a Week by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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