The forward motion of a ball played onto a green after the braking effects of backspin have ceased. Reverse bounce back Scoring a bogey or worse on a hole immediately following a birdie or better. See also bounce back. Rough The grass that borders the fairway, usually taller and coarser than the fairway. Rowan match play A form of individual match play which can be played by three or more players. Rub of the green Occurs when the ball is deflected or stopped by a third party/object, e.g. if a ball is going out of bounds and is deflected in bounds by hitting a spectator or a tree. Run The distance a ball travels once it lands. The two distances of a golf shot are first its "carry" and then its "run". Rutter A small headed niblick for hitting the ball from a cart track. S Sandbagger A golfer that carries a higher official handicap than their skills indicate, e.g., carries an eight, plays to a two. Sandbaggers usually artificially inflate their handicaps with the intent of winning bets on the course, a practice that most golfers consider cheating. Also known as a bandit. Sand save When a player achieves par by getting up and down from a green-side bunker. Sand save percentage is one of many statistics kept by the PGA Tour. Sand trap See bunker. Golfers with a deep knowledge of the game rarely refer to a bunker as a sand trap. Sand wedge A lofted club designed especially for playing out of a bunker. The modern sand wedge was invented by Gene Sarazen. Although sand wedges were designed for bunker shots, they are actually used for all types of shots within 100 yards (90 meters). Sandy (or Sandie) A score of par or better that includes a bunker shot. Sandys are counted as points in some social golf games. If a par or better is achieved after hitting two or three bunker shots on the same hole, the terms double sandy or triple sandy are used, respectively. See Funnies. Scotch foursomes In scotch foursomes teams of 2 players compete against each other. Players alternate hitting the same ball. The first player tees off, the second player hits the second shot, the first player hits the third shot, and so on until the ball is holed. To this point, the definition of ‘scotch foursomes’ is the same as