How to Use birdie in a Sentence
- I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
- I made birdie on the fifth hole.
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Just had a lot of short birdie putts.
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ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rahm couldn't make enough putts for birdie.
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ABC News,
17 May 2026
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For the birdie holes, yeah, just took my chances.
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Bob Buttitta,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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The birdie putt never had a chance.
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ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Berger made birdie to stay one ahead.
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Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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His birdie putt to force a playoff was short all the way.
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ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Stenson had one last chance for a birdie to keep his place.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Marin hit 7-iron to 6 feet for her sixth birdie that put it away.
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ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Joo caught her with a birdie on the ninth but couldn't keep up the rest of the way.
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ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Scheffler drove it to 30 feet and made birdie.
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Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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There would be a lot of birdies and players should not over-read their putts.
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Kevin Coulson,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then Cink, who had three birdies on the front 9, revved his game.
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Jay Paris,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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That was the start of three straight birdies to close out the front nine and give him the lead.
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CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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That was the start of three straight birdies to close out the front nine and give him the lead.
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CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Justin Thomas drove it to 20 feet and two-putted for birdie.
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Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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His sand wedge for birdie on the par-3 17th tied him for the lead.
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Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Thitikul got off to a quick start with a pair of early birdies.
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ABC News,
10 May 2026
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Pars were difficult to come by, let alone birdies.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Ko finished with two more birdies for her career low round.
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ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Boutier chipped up to about four feet, setting up a birdie try.
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Todd Kelly,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Mar. 2023
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Her round included three birdies and six pars.
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Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lipsky had five birdies and four bogeys.
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ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Bhatia started his back-nine charge with four straight birdies.
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Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lee had three straight birdies around the turn and four in a row toward the end of his round.
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Dallas Morning News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Young stayed with him and caught him with the clutch birdie on the par-3 17th.
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ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The rest of the way was a steady diet of 20-foot birdie chances.
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CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The rest of the way was a steady diet of 20-foot birdie chances.
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Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
- She birdied the second hole.
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Lee birdied four of his last six holes for a 66.
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Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Suber has birdied the two par 5s each of the three rounds.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Tiger has now failed to birdie the three par 5's he's played.
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Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
5 Apr. 2018
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Birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Park shook off a bogey and birdied two of the final four holes.
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oregonlive,
25 Aug. 2019
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Scheffler birdied three of his first five holes and went out 32.
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Timothy Dashiell,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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Clark birdied with a six-foot putt to finish one under for the day.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2023
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Mitchell played in the afternoon and birdied the last two holes to join him.
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Doug Ferguson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Feb. 2023
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Hadwin started with eight straight pars and birdied three of the next four holes.
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Dan Kilbridge,
The Courier-Journal,
5 Apr. 2018
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Woody Austin birdied his last two holes for a 67, and they were tied.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2019
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Thomas birdied the par-5 second hole for the second straight day.
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Mark Inabinett | [email protected],
al,
8 Apr. 2023
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But then Poulter hit a salty chip to birdie his 14th hole.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rickie Fowler birdied the last hole to leave him no room for error.
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Doug Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2018
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Woods birdied six of his last 12 holes and was never a factor.
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Doug Ferguson,
The Denver Post,
16 June 2019
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The rain let up as Morikawa birdied the par-5 14th to take a co-lead.
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Jenna Malinowski,
Detroit Free Press,
2 July 2023
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Burns started the day at even par but birdied the first hole … and the third … then the fifth … and the eighth.
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Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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DeChambeau had birdied to reduce what had been a five-point deficit to one.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Goosen birdied the par-5 18th to finish with 39 points.
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ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Fowler shot 5-under 67 and birdied four of his last seven holes.
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Langston Wertz Jr.,
charlotteobserver,
8 Apr. 2018
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Squires birdied three holes in a row on the front and was a clean 5-under through 14 holes.
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James Weber,
Cincinnati.com,
30 June 2018
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The three-time major winner birdied the par-4 second, adding a par on the third.
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The Si Staff,
SI.com,
13 June 2019
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Romo birdied holes 4, 6 and 7 but dropped two shots in the middle of the round.
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Richard Dean,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2018
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Joe Durant birdied his last three holes for a 68 to finish alone in third.
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Associated Press,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Sep. 2023
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Woods birdied 15 for his first outright lead of the tournament.
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Joseph Goodman | [email protected],
nola.com,
15 Apr. 2019
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He was now tied with Wise, who was playing in the group ahead of him and had just birdied No.
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David Scott,
charlotteobserver,
6 May 2018
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Hend failed to birdie the two par 5s in front of him and closed with a 65 to finish second.
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ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Alker birdied 15 of his first 26 holes this year to lap the 52-man field.
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Robert Yates,
Arkansas Online,
15 Nov. 2024
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Schauffele birdied three of his last four holes to finish 11 under, and wound up in a tie for third.
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Justin Ray,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Lipsky’s birdie chance from just outside 30 feet on the 18th just missed to the left.
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Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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