- Afraid of the Dark: A putted ball that simply won't go in the hole (like a short putt that is missed).
- Banana Ball: It is a shot where the ball travels in a curved path, either left or right.
- Dawn Patrol: Players who practice at dawn.
- Fried Egg/Plugged: When the ball is buried in a sand trap and only the top half of the ball is visible.
- Rainmaker: An extremely high trajectory golf stroke.