Is this the new vocabulary from the R & A?

A Covid = Leaving your approach putt 1.5 metres from the hole

A Quarantine, (or QT for short) = 14 points on the back nine after 20 or more on the first

Flatten the curve = the great Mo Norman described this as taking Bacon Strips instead of Pork Chops (Divot size)

Hot Zone = when you are on fire and it becomes infectious for your playing group

Mandatory = the new general penalty of 2 strokes or loss of hole in matchplay

Herd immunity = when all of the playing group clear the water and land on the green

Key worker = someone not on the golf course today

Fake News = the hole in one I was denied when the pool noodle flicked my ball out of the hole last week

Amid = most overused word in 2020 headlines to describe when you have lost you ball in the long grass, woods, heather or whatever.

The threat is real = the 210 metre carry to clear the lake and make the 18th green.

Fluid situation = ball just out of reach of your new 14 foot retriever

Unprecendented = three birdies in a row

There’s quite a bit of math behind what’s happening = check you totals before submitting your scorecard

New normal = I’ll get a shot back soon

Psuedo-science = golf instruction before Trackman

Stop the spread = dispersion control highlighted by the Trackman numbers