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short game

American  

noun

  1. the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy.

  2. a card game in which not all cards in the pack are dealt before play.


Etymology

Origin of short game

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Open title for the career Grand Slam, had to rely heavily on his short game to salvage a 72.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Fleetwood tuned up his short game with a hole-in-one which made the patrons roar, with American trio Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley also carding aces to dial up the entertainment factor.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“You need to play a long game, not this short game that has been so detrimental,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“It’s all part of the game — the long game, the short game, the medium game.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

And I am quite sure that the ladies, as a rule, do not take the pains they should about their putting and the short game generally.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

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