putt

noun

ˈpət How to pronounce putt (audio)
: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

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The President held a rally on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina, and among the guest speakers was Jacob Bridgeman, the two-time PGA Tour winner who made the Presidents Cup clinching putt for the Americans in September. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Bridgeman missed a chance to pull even on the par-4 17th when his 5-foot birdie putt slid by to the right. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Scheffler conceded the par putt, and then missed his birdie putt. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for putt

Word History

Etymology

Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put

First Known Use

circa 1754, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of putt was circa 1754

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“Putt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putt. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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putt

noun
ˈpət How to pronounce putt (audio)
: a golf stroke made to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

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