1. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; - Example: "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" [syn: approach, approach shot]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
approach shot
n 1: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto
the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach
rolled over the green" [syn: approach, approach shot]