[Kim Maengnyeong's Golf English Conversation] "Ko Jin-young and quadruple bogey"

Ko Jin-young made a quadruple bogey on the 17th hole of the third round at the LA Open due to a misjudgment of the situation.

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young (27) became a hot topic among golfers worldwide after making a quadruple bogey.

On the 17th hole (par 4) of the third round at the LPGA Tour DIO Implant LA Open on the 24th, a "major incident" occurred. Her second shot landed in the penalty area on the left side of the creek between the 17th and 18th holes. She attempted two consecutive shots from the muddy creek bed, but both hit the wall and came back down. Eventually, after taking a one-stroke penalty and dropping the ball, she reached the green on her sixth shot and finished with two putts, losing four strokes on that hole alone.

Ko Jin-young said, "But this is golf. I don’t have regret." A quadruple bogey means scoring four strokes over par. "Quad" means the number four. "Quadruple" means four times, four layers, or fourfold. The term is formed by adding "quadruple" to the golf term "bogey" to indicate four strokes over par.

Quadruple bogey is a relatively recent term. There are no records of its use before 1964. It occurs when a player misjudges the situation. Golf legends such as Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods (all from the U.S.), and Park In-bi (34) have also recorded quadruple bogeys.

A: What was your score on the previous hole?

B: I got a disastrous quadruple-bogey 8 at the par-four 17th.

A: How many strokes make up a quadruple bogey on a par 5 hole?

B: A par 5 is 5 shots to put the ball into the hole. A quadruple bogey is nine shots.

Written by Kim Maeng-nyeong, Golf Columnist