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DictionaryputtGentle golf stroke
noun / verb

putt

PUTT/pˈʌt/

A gentle golf stroke on the green, or to make such a stroke.

The golfer putts gently toward the nearby hole on the green.

Golfer gently taps white golf ball with putter on small patch of putting green toward nearby hole; poised short putting stroke, ball beside putter face, clear hole ahead, no flag or text.
Etymology
puttEnglishpush, thrust, place

Put once meant to push or thrust, and its Scottish form retained that forceful sense. In golf, the action narrowed to striking the ball gently and carefully on the green.

In context

The Pursuit | Chasing Golf Greatness13:14
I'm going to putt and I try to get it about 25-30 ft. So, I hit the first putt right hand only. So, all I'm doing is I'm just rolling the ball
You’ve Been Taught Putting All Wrong

More examples

  • Her final putt stops just short of the hole.
  • He needs two putts to finish the hole.
  • I practice putting on the green before each round.

Forms

putt · putts · putted · putting

putter noun — A golf club used for putting.

Similar words

stroke
Any swing made to hit the ball, not just a putt.
tap
A light hit in any setting, not specifically golf.