Golf word search word list

42 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell. One thing to know if you build grids by hand: TEE sits inside EIGHTEENHOLE, ROUGH sits inside FOLLOWTHROUGH, PAR sits inside SANDTRAP, ACE sits inside SCORECARD, PUTT sits inside PUTTER, SWING sits inside BACKSWING — never put both in the same puzzle, or the shorter one is found twice. The generator keeps them apart automatically.

The button opens the free generator with this theme selected. It draws 15 words per puzzle and can make hundreds of different puzzles from this list without repeating a set — a 100-puzzle book comes to 124 pages at 6 × 9.

The list

• Ace
• Approach
• Backswing
• Birdie
• Bogey
• Bunker
• Caddie
• Chip
• Clubhouse
• Course
• Dogleg
• Draw
• Driver
• Eagle
• Eighteenhole
• Fade
• Fairway
• Flagstick
• Followthrough
• Fringe
• Golf
• Green
• Handicap
• Hook
• Iron
• Links
• Masters
• Mulligan
• Ninehole
• Par
• Pin
• Putt
• Putter
• Rough
• Sandtrap
• Scorecard
• Slice
• Swing
• Tee
• Tour
• Wedge
• Wood

Copy freely. One per line or comma-separated pastes straight into the generator's "Your own list" box if you want to add or remove words.

Crossword clues for every word

The same list with a plain-language clue for each word — written for the crossword type, and free to use in a grid you build yourself. Copy the lines as they are (word — clue) into the generator's own-list box and it makes the crossword for you.

• Ace — Hole-in-one, scored with a single perfect shot
• Approach — Shot aimed at landing the ball on the green
• Backswing — Motion of raising the club before striking the ball
• Birdie — Score of one stroke under par on a hole
• Bogey — Score of one stroke over par on a hole
• Bunker — Sand-filled hazard that traps an errant shot
• Caddie — Person who carries clubs and gives advice on the course
• Chip — Short shot that lofts the ball briefly then rolls
• Clubhouse — Building at a course with a pro shop and lounge
• Course — Full layout of holes played during a round
• Dogleg — Hole that bends left or right partway down the fairway
• Draw — Shot that curves gently opposite a slice
• Driver — Person behind the wheel
• Eagle — Great bird of prey, national emblem
• Eighteenhole — Standard full-length round of golf played in one outing
• Fade — Shot that curves gently in the same direction as a slice
• Fairway — Mowed strip of grass between tee and green
• Flagstick — Pole topped with fabric marking the hole's location
• Followthrough — Continued motion of the club after striking the ball
• Fringe — Short grass bordering the putting green
• Golf — Game of clubs, holes and greens
• Green — Smooth putting surface around the hole
• Handicap — Number reflecting a golfer's average skill level
• Hook — Barbed curve on the line
• Iron — Metal-headed club used for precise approach shots
• Links — Seaside course built on sandy, grassy terrain
• Masters — Prestigious spring tournament held each year in Augusta
• Mulligan — Informal do-over shot not counted on the paper tally
• Ninehole — Short round covering half of a full-length round
• Par — Standard number of strokes set for a hole
• Pin — Flagged marker showing where the hole is
• Putt — Short stroke rolled along the green toward the cup
• Putter — Club used for short, rolling shots on the green
• Rough — Long uncut grass bordering the fairway
• Sandtrap — Low area filled with fine grit that traps a ball
• Scorecard — Paper used to track strokes for every hole played
• Slice — Shot that curves sharply off target for a right-hander
• Swing — Full motion used to strike the ball with a club
• Tee — Small peg that holds the ball for the first shot
• Tour — Series of professional events played over a season
• Wedge — Club with a high loft used for short approach shots
• Wood — Long club traditionally used for long-distance shots

A puzzle made from it

Medium difficulty: across, down and diagonals, nothing backwards. Every word appears exactly once — the generator checks the finished grid rather than assuming. Solutions are in the book, not on this page.