Watching golf: the tours and the majors
Golf is on TV most weekends in Japan, and the women's tour has a big following. This lesson covers the tours, the majors, and how commentators and fans talk about a leaderboard. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for watching
Each card shows a word and a line you'd hear from a commentator or a fan. Five reuse words from Everyday Japanese 3 and from Lessons 1 and 3.
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Reading a leaderboard
How a tournament runs, how scores are said, and the four men's majors.
| Japanese | Means | Note |
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- Japanese numbers for scores. Under and over par use Japanese numbers: , . Only the par of a hole is in English: パーフォー.
- Shots behind. is the gap in shots: means two shots off the lead.
- The Masters. won it in 2021, the first Japanese man to win one of golf's four men's majors.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.