Dogleg
A golf hole with a fairway that bends
Example
He actually shot better on the doglegs today, which surprised me
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A dogleg is a golf term for a hole with a fairway that bends to the left or the right that obscures the green from the tee box. The name comes from the resemblance of the fairway bend to a dog's leg, more specifically the ankle part.
A dogleg course is designed to make a hole more difficult and force the golfer to take more shots. It contrasts with direct line-of-sight holes that are mostly straight on from the tee to the hole. The term often appears as "dogleg right" for a hole bending to the right and "dogleg left" for a hole bending to the left. If it bends twice, it is called "double dogleg." It may also appear as "dog leg."