plural birdies
1
: a little bird
2
: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1
3
: shuttlecock
In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.—
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Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
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Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
He’s had just one top 10 since, missed the cut at the U.S. Open, and only made the cut at Royal Troon with a lengthy birdie putt on 18.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Brody Miller, The Athletic, 28 Apr. 2024
That lead immediately disintegrated, as McIlroy birdied the first hole.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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Noun
Daniels posted eight birdies to outdistanced Stanford commit Jude Lee of Orange Lutheran by four strokes.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
He’s had just one top 10 since, missed the cut at the U.S. Open, and only made the cut at Royal Troon with a lengthy birdie putt on 18.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Verb
But McIlroy launched a drive 50 yards past his group and two shots later hit a clutch, spinny chip to easily birdie for a playoff.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 28 Apr. 2024
That lead immediately disintegrated, as McIlroy birdied the first hole.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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