putt
noun
ˈpət 
: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lahiri missed a short eagle putt on the 18th hole that would’ve given him an outright victory. 
Cameron Jourdan, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 Michael Thorbjornsen missed his birdie putt, then tapped in for par at 18 and the crowd gathered around the amphitheater at the TPC River Highlands began to swell in volume. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022 Pereira missed a 7-foot putt on his final hole and had to settle for 64. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 Matsuyama, who opened with birdies on four of the previous six holes, hit his sand wedge to inside 11 feet and made the par putt to stay 5 under for the tournament. Tim Schmitt, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 After Smith parred, Skoler had a chance to force extra holes, but missed with a wide putt. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Blair’s 50-foot, downhill, wide-breaking birdie putt on the 18th hole gave her a stunning win Tuesday in the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Women’s Open at Thanksgiving Point Golf Club. The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 Buhai, 33, sank her winning putt from less than three feet for the win. Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022 Stouffer had left her third, a lag putt, well short. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 See More
Cameron Jourdan, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 Michael Thorbjornsen missed his birdie putt, then tapped in for par at 18 and the crowd gathered around the amphitheater at the TPC River Highlands began to swell in volume. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022 Pereira missed a 7-foot putt on his final hole and had to settle for 64. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 Matsuyama, who opened with birdies on four of the previous six holes, hit his sand wedge to inside 11 feet and made the par putt to stay 5 under for the tournament. Tim Schmitt, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 After Smith parred, Skoler had a chance to force extra holes, but missed with a wide putt. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Blair’s 50-foot, downhill, wide-breaking birdie putt on the 18th hole gave her a stunning win Tuesday in the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Women’s Open at Thanksgiving Point Golf Club. The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 Buhai, 33, sank her winning putt from less than three feet for the win. Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022 Stouffer had left her third, a lag putt, well short. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put
First Known Use
circa 1754, in the meaning defined above