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Kick

Another term for bounce. Usually an unpredictable or erratic bounce.

Kill

To smack a long shot

Knife

Slang term applied to a #1 iron due to its lack of loft.

Knock Out

A competiton usually matchplay where only the winner or team goes on to the next round.

Knock-Down

Shot, intentionally played to keep a ball low in the wind. By reducing the length of a backswing and playing the ball back in the stance, a knock-down shot is played.

Kolbe, Kolf, Kolven, Kolve

An earlier form of golf played in Holland which dates back to 1296. The Game we know developed on Scottish Linksland.

Kweek grass

Fine species of grass indigenous to South Africa, less than ideal on golf courses as it is extremely difficult to play on.

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