Abominable Snowman

What does abominable snowman mean?

Golf score of 9

Abominable snowman is a golf score of 9 on a hole. The term comes from snowman, which is a score of 8 but is worse and the number 9 kind of resembles the walking beast.

The "abominable snowman" score is awful since it is triple the score of par on most holes. Abominable snowman scores usually are a result from terrible putting on a green or wayward shots into hazards. The abominable snowman score may also be referred to as hangman.

Example

That abominable snowman on the ninth hole really ruined my morning

This guy knows the abominable snowman all too well

Related Slang

EagleTwo strokes under par
BirdieOne stroke under par
BogeyOne stroke over par
Double bogeyTwo strokes over par
Triple bogeyThree strokes over par
Nip itHit a golf ball cleanly
RainmakerHigh trajectory golf shot

Categories

Sports TermsGolf
Updated February 22, 2017

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