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Definition: "Five of Clubs." If you learned you were going to be playing a golf tournament format called "Five of Clubs," you might guess that meant you'd be allowed to use only five clubs.

And you'd be right. A "Five of Clubs" tournament is one in which each golfer has to choose only give of his or her clubs to use during the tournament. In most cases, the putter counts as one of those five.

Alternate Spellings: 5 of Clubs

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