nineteenth hole

American  

noun

Informal.

1. the clubhouse or any other place where golfers gather after play to relax, talk, or have a drink.

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nineteenth hole British  

noun

1. slang golf the bar in a golf clubhouse

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Etymology

Origin of nineteenth hole

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

After a round, if he’s in a good mood, I’ll get invited back to the nineteenth hole to watch him eat.

From The New Yorker

“This is the evolution of the nineteenth hole . . . the way the conversation about the round is going to be,” said the founders to FORBES.

From Forbes

I did not know whether to claim the point or not, and, not being possessed of the ideally equable temperament, was upset by the incident and played the last holes very badly, halving the round and being rather lucky to win the nineteenth hole.

From Project Gutenberg

So the conclusion of that nineteenth hole left me with John Ball, the elder, to play in the semi-final; and meanwhile that other John Ball, whom we distinguished as Johnny, was knocking Jack Tait out in the other semi-final.

From Project Gutenberg

I was not at St. Andrews, for instance, that year when Leslie Balfour-Melville won, having carried each of his last three matches to the nineteenth hole, and each of his three opponents being obliging enough to plop his ball into the burn at that very crucial point of the business.

From Project Gutenberg

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