plural birdies
1
: a little bird
2
: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1
3
: shuttlecock
In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.—
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Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
One day after rocking the back nine at Sawgrass with five birdies, McIlroy was seven shots worse on that side (38) on Saturday.
—Justin Ray, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Yet Walker showed no hint of intimidation in just his 19th career round of PGA Tour golf, birdieing the Stadium Course’s iconic 17th par three en route to carding an opening one-over 73 – just one stroke higher than 2023 US Open champion Clark.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
By the time the day was provisionally suspended due to inclement weather, the 35-year-old had dropped four places on the leaderboard due to four bogeys and a birdie through the 11th hole.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
One day after rocking the back nine at Sawgrass with five birdies, McIlroy was seven shots worse on that side (38) on Saturday.
—Justin Ray, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
Following a four-hour rain delay, the Northern Irishman birdied 11 and 12.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Yet Walker showed no hint of intimidation in just his 19th career round of PGA Tour golf, birdieing the Stadium Course’s iconic 17th par three en route to carding an opening one-over 73 – just one stroke higher than 2023 US Open champion Clark.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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