Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form of golf: "clock golf" refers to a specific variant or practice game of golf.
   • Putting game: It is a game where players putt (hit the ball with a gentle stroke) from various starting points.
   • Circular arrangement: The defining feature is that the starting positions for the putts are arranged like numbers on a clock face, forming a circle around the hole.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The children set up a game of clock golf on the lawn. (This describes the activity being played.)
  • Clock golf is excellent for practicing your short game. (This uses the term to name the sport itself.)
  • We played a round of clock golf. (This shows the term used as the object of the verb 'played'.)

Advanced Usage and Notes

• Practice and recreation: Clock golf is often used as a practice drill for putting skills or as a casual recreational game in gardens or at events, rather than as a formal, competitive sport on a full golf course.
• Setup: The game typically involves a single hole. The positions from which players putt are often marked at regular intervals (e.g., like 12 positions for the hours on a clock) at an equal distance from the hole.

Variants and Related Words

• Putting green: (n) The smooth, grassy area used for putting in golf, which is the type of surface used for clock golf.
• Miniature golf / Putt-putt: (n) Another form of golf played on a small course with obstacles, which shares the focus on putting but has a different structure.

Synonyms

• Putting game: A general term for any game focused on the putting stroke.
• Golf practice drill: Describes its common use for skill development.

Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Clock golf" itself is a specific compound noun and is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms. The related language would involve general golf terms.) - To shoot par: To complete a hole or course in the standard number of strokes. In clock golf, one might try to "sink each putt in one stroke." - To line up a putt: To carefully aim before making a putting stroke, a key skill in clock golf.

Noun

1. a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole