No. 17

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Across
  1. 7. A mechanical term for the force acting upwards on the ball (4)
  2. 9. Refers to the diameter of the grip (4,8)
  3. 11. Refers to golfers who have the earliest Tee times in the third or fourth round of a professional tournament (3,8)
  4. 13. A controlled "hook" that is used to escape trouble or position oneself for the following shot (4,4)
  5. 14. _____ matching: The procedure of adjusting a set of clubs' shaft stiffness to correspond to a golfer's swing speed (9)
  6. 15. Another term for the second cut (5,5)
Down
  1. 1. _____ hit: When the golf club strikes the golf ball away from the sweetspot (3,6)
  2. 2. An “inexperienced” golfer (6)
  3. 3. _____ shot: A golf shot in which the golfer induces a lower trajectory for the flight of the golf ball (5,4)
  4. 4. Older name of the #3 iron (3,6)
  5. 5. Hitting a ball dead is to hit a shot that leaves the next putt a certainty (4,6)
  6. 6. A golfer with a 0 handicap (7)
  7. 8. _____ to _____: The measurement taken from a golfer's wrist to the ground in order to determine the proper club length (5,5)
  8. 10. A compact book with the golf rules in it that a golfer can consult while playing a round (4,4)
  9. 12. When you hit the golf ball from behind and take a large divot (5)