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hole-high

American  
[hohl-hahy] / ˈhoʊlˌhaɪ /

adjective

Golf.
  1. (of a ball) lying on a point almost even with the hole.


Etymology

Origin of hole-high

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Diegel, with a perfect approach, laid his ball hole-high and stymied Hagen who was 40 feet away.

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