long iron

American  

noun

Golf.

1. a club, as a driving iron, midiron, or mid-mashie, with a long shaft and an iron head the face of which has little slope, for hitting long, low shots.

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Etymology

Origin of long iron

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“It makes a big difference on par-5s when you have a long iron or a wood coming in there to be able to stop the ball pretty quick.”

From Seattle Times

Wallace was 202 yards away in the fairway on the par-5 18th, but fanned his long iron into a bunker.

From Seattle Times

They seized control when Homa hit a beautiful draw with a long iron on the par-5 12th that was inches from going in.

From Seattle Times

From a brief moment it looked like Hatton was about to dig a large crater in the Wirral with his long iron, but he thought better of it.

From BBC

So many of the par 4s have been into the wind, and Hoge has been wearing out his mid- to long irons.

From Seattle Times