25, and the English Mid-Amateur (Logan Trophy) run by England Golf has a minimum age limit of 35. Misread A misread is to incorrectly discern the correct line of a putt. Monday qualifier A stroke play golf tournament held on the Monday before a professional golf tournament that awards top finishers entry into the tournament. Movable obstruction An obstruction that can be moved with reasonable effort and without damaging either the course or the obstruction. Obstructions are artificial items such as rakes, towels, or vehicles. A player may move a movable obstruction and if in doing so the ball is moved, it is replaced without penalty. This is different to a loose impediment. Moving day The penultimate day of a four-day tournament, so called because it is the day where competitors try to set themselves up for the final push on the final day. Mud ball A golf ball that has soil or other debris stuck to it which can affect its flight. Under normal rules of golf one is only allowed to clean a ball in play when it is on the putting green. During exceptional conditions this rule may be waived by a local rule (see Preferred lies). Mulligan A do-over, or replay of the shot, without counting the shot as a stroke and without assessing any penalties that might apply. It is not allowed by the rules and not practiced in tournaments, but is common in casual rounds in some countries, especially the United States. N Nassau A type of wager between golfers that is essentially three separate bets. Money is wagered on the best score in the front 9, back 9, and total 18 holes. Net score The number of strokes taken for a hole (or round) after accounting for a golfer's handicap. Nine-iron A club of the highest loft in the iron family. Used for short-distance shots. If a player does not turn in a scorecard for a round the player is recorded as "NC" for the round. An exception is if the player is injured and withdraws. No Return (NR) See No Card. O On the charge A player is said to be "on the charge" when stringing together birdies to move into contention during the final round of a stroke play tournament. Open face When (in relation to the target line) the club-face is angled away from the player's body, i.e. angled right