Golfing term which means that you must not only take a
stroke for your
misdeed, but you must also go back to from whence you played that stroke and play again from that
spot. This is one of the
harshest penalties in
golf, and it is usually
assessed when you have hit your ball
out of bounds.
For instance, if you hit a 300-yard drive and the ball is out of bounds, perhaps only by one inch, you have to add a stroke to your score and rehit from the tee. If you could drop a ball where it went out of bounds, you could still make par with a great second shot (if it were a par 4) and make the putt. But you can't do that. The only way you could still par the hole would be to hit a great drive and then hole out your next shot. Damn near impossible.