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five hole

n.
The space between a goalie's legs or leg pads, as in ice hockey.

[In reference to the four corners of the goal in ice hockey, considered as the other four holes.]
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Between each of these windows is a gargoyle presenting the fantastic jaws of an animal without a body, vomiting the rain- water upon large stones pierced with five holes. The two gables are surmounted by leaden bouquets,--a symbol of the bourgeoisie; for nobles alone had the privilege in former days of having weather-vanes.
To achieve a GIR, the player had to make the green in two shots less than par: one shot on a par three hole, two shots on a par four hole, and three shots on a ar five hole.
Uncharacteristically, though, Broadhurst dropped another shot on his second par five hole and was one over heading to the 13th tee.
When play was halted, Justin Thomas led the leaderboard on 12 under with only five holes of the third round completed.
The 22-year-old was three up with five holes of his Final with Kirkhill's Lewis Irvine to play.
The Filipino-Japanese, a double gold medal winner in the last Asian Games, birdied four of her five holes from No.
LONDON (Alliance News) - AfriTin Mining Ltd on Monday reported positive results from the drilling of five holes at the Uis tin mine in Namibia.
Aiming to just put himself back into contention after a so-so 72 on Monday, Van der Valk birdied two of the first five holes, stumbled with a bogey on the next but got going again with that birdie from short range on the ninth.
Aiming to just put himself back into contention after a so-so 72 Monday, Van der Valk birdied two of the first five holes, stumbled with a bogey on the next but got going again with that birdie from short range on the ninth.
Back to one down after five holes they regained parity at the ninth and Ciaran chipped in for a birdie at 11 to go one up.
Fabrizio Zanotti had reined him in by the turn but with the Paraguayan making two doublebogeys in three holes, Hend's 11-under-par total was enough to give him a cushion with five holes of round three to complete today.
He was five shots behind Jordan Spieth through five holes of the final round at The Northern Trust.