birdies

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"It's a course that you can do a lot of birdies, a lot of bogeys," Cabrera said through an interpreter.

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  1. noun Informal A small bird.
  2. noun Sports One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
  3. noun Sports See shuttlecock.

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  • All three of his birdies were followed by bogeys, and his 72 left him seven shots behind. —  The Seattle Times
  • Campbell began the Masters with five straight birdies -- the best start in tournament history -- and played his first 28 holes at 11 under. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • - Chad Campbell ran off five straight birdies, the best start ever in the Masters. —  TheGolfChannel Headlines
  • "You could go out there on that back nine and make some birdies, and if you caught some good gusts, you could shoot some pretty good numbers." —  TheGolfChannel Headlines
  • No one had ever started a Masters with five straight birdies, and Campbell added to that with four straight birdies on the back nine, including an 8-iron that narrowly cleared the bunker at the par-3 12th and settled 5 feet away. —  TheGolfChannel Headlines
 

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