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  pitch-and-putt

  adjective

  of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
• pitch and putt
  pitch and putt

  noun

  a type of miniature golf in which the holes are usually between 50 to 100 metres in length

pitch-and-putt

American  

[pich-uhn-puht] / ˈpɪtʃ ənˈpʌt /

adjective

1. of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.

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pitch and putt British  

noun

1. a type of miniature golf in which the holes are usually between 50 to 100 metres in length

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Young shot a bogey-free 63 on Thursday in his course debut, the 24-year-old making Pete Dye’s treacherous layout look like a roadside pitch-and-putt.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

He reduced the golf course to a pitch-and-putt with power that got everyone’s attention.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2020

And just about every small town in Ireland has a pitch-and-putt course.

From Golf Digest ● Sep. 18, 2019

Mickelson birdied the 22nd hole at Shadow Creek to win a low-quality contest which failed to live up to the hype and was eventually decided by little more than a pitch-and-putt competition.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2018

Daly stunned the golf world that year by shrinking Crooked Stick to a pitch-and-putt course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2015

In Britain and Ireland alone, 82% of traditional on-course golfers have played an alternative format, such as simulators, pitch and putt and adventure golf.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

He had four birdies to shoot 4-under 31 on the front nine, added another on No. 13 and took the lead at 12 under with a pitch and putt at No. 17.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

A few hours later, after a long dinner, Jack Nicklaus joined Watson for an impromptu round in the dark on the Turnberry pitch and putt.

From Golf Digest ● Jul. 17, 2017

As evidenced by the victories of Zach Johnson, in 2007, and Trevor Immelman, in 2008, shorter hitters can still compete if they pitch and putt well.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2015

Well, Josie Long swims in the sea, and Hannah Gadsby plays pitch and putt.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2012