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What is a poor golfer called?

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What is a poor golfer called in golf slang includes many humorous and sometimes derogatory terms, but official handicap system calls poor golfer high handicapper. Common slang for poor golfer includes hacker, meaning someone who hacks at ball with poor technique, duffer, meaning beginner or poor player, chop, similar to hacker, weekend golfer, meaning casual poor player, and high handicapper, meaning handicap over 18 for men and 24 for women. In Australia, poor golfers are often called chopper or hacker. For very poor golfer, terms like 100 shooter for someone who shoots over 100, or bandit if they have high handicap but sometimes play well. There is also term rabbit for beginner in competition. For humorous terms, poor golfer may be called sandbagger if they inflate handicap to win, but that is cheating not poor. Officially, Golf Australia classifies golfers by handicap, with poor golfer being high handicapper over 18. There is no official derogatory term, as golf encourages inclusivity. So poor golfer is called high handicapper, hacker, duffer or chop in slang, with hacker being most common term for poor golfer who hits many bad shots.
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