What is a loop in golf?



What is a loop in golf?

In golf, a loop is a round of golf: Play 18 holes, you just played a loop. But where does that usage come from? In earlier days of golf — going back to the 19th century in Scotland and England — many golf courses were traditional links courses. Traditional links typically follow an "out and back" pattern of arranging the holes.

What is the meaning of looper?

Definition of looper. 1 : any of the usually rather small hairless caterpillars that are mostly larvae of moths (families Geometridae and Noctuidae) and move with a looping motion in which the hind prolegs draw the posterior body toward the front followed by forward extension by the anterior legs. — called also inchworm. 2 : one that loops.

What is a looper caddie?

"Looper" and "looping" referring to caddies and caddying, respectively, derives from the earlier origins of the golf term "loop." In golf, a loop is a round of golf: Play 18 holes, you just played a loop.

What is a looper caterpillar?

plural loopers. 1 : any of the usually rather small hairless caterpillars that are mostly larvae of moths (families Geometridae and Noctuidae) and move with a looping motion in which the hind prolegs draw the posterior body toward the front followed by forward extension by the anterior legs — called also inchworm.