Putters

Brownlee told him that the boys who had that work were called putters; they were occupied in taking empty tubs to the men who hewed the coal, and in bringing away the full tubs, and that they earned good wages: they had a shilling a score for the tubs they removed. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"These extra clubs are called putters, and the men who carry them cads, or caddies," Ernest remarked to Ellis. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

They are no longer in touch with the communications net, or the vast information resources they are used to, and they have to shift from motorized "putters" to wagons. ❋ Unknown (2004)

For legs it had two of those golf-clubs called "putters," a nd one of its arms was a tennis-racket and the other a base-ball club. ❋ Baum, L. Frank (1906)

The "putters," "screeners," and others, to the number of 227, are occupied in pushing the coal along the tramways from the hewer to the shaft; in raising it to the surface; screening it, and removing the stones, and, finally, loading it into the railway waggon or ship's hold. ❋ William Stanley Jevons (1865)

His reputation as one of golf's all-time best putters was established during a career highlighted by two major wins on the regular Tour (PGA Championships in 1970 and 1976) and three on the Champions Tour (including the 1996 U.S. Senior Open). ❋ John Paul Newport (2011)

Cink led the PGA Tour in putting average in 2004 and was one of the best putters in the world for a while with the long putter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is playing shorter than its 7,467 yards because of the heat and the greens are nothing short of magnificent, giving the best putters ample opportunities to separate themselves from the merely good. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Getty Images Phil Mickelson Lefty Doesn't Object to a Belly Putter Winners of the last three PGA Tour events have wielded nontraditional putters, restarting a debate about whether golf's governing bodies should ban them. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Unfortunately, since these first originals the main line of the American novel has reverted to incontinent heirs, to the gabblers, the maunderers, putters-in of everything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tiger Woods has a solution to get rid of long putters. ❋ Len Berman (2012)

As the food industry putters along in the U.S., constrained by slow population growth, Mr. Van Winkle says he believes all of the sector's growth is being driven by demand for natural and organic foods. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There had never been more than two high school 70-foot shot putters in one season. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Open at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Cink went on to become one of the tour's best putters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He says a rule should make putters no longer than the shortest club in the bag a sand wedge. ❋ Len Berman (2012)

Soobum Im/Zuma Press Adam Scott At this week's PGA Tour event at Harbour Town, there have been more players than usual tinkering with belly putters—a trend that appears to have been fueled by the recent success of guys like Adam Scott, who played very well with the extra long putter at the Masters. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So it would not be surprising if golf manufacturers quietly approached the White House about getting the president to switch to somebody's else's line of balls, putters or clothing. ❋ Joe Queenan (2011)

It's just - it was all going to be one volume and then I said to the publishers that if it was all in one volume only Olympic shot putters could buy it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But it also favours great putters and few putt better than he does. ❋ Unknown (2011)