verb
- to strike the ground with a golf club before hitting the ball
Usage: golf
noun
- a golf shot where the club strikes the ground before the ball
Usage: golf
Examples
- He sclaffed his approach shot and the ball barely moved forward.
- The nervous golfer sclaffed several shots during the tournament.
- That sclaff cost him a stroke on the par three.
- She avoided a sclaff by keeping her head down through the swing.
- The wet conditions made it easy to sclaff the ball.
- His sclaff sent divots flying but the ball stayed put.