tiger country

English

Noun

tiger country (uncountable)

  1. (golf, slang) Dense rough.
    Synonym: jungle
    • 1950, William Galbraith, Pestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club, page 54:
      These open holes are followed by an adventurous hole of 323 yards that takes the player through some real tiger country on the left and private property on the right.
    • 1991, William H. Davis, Sally Peters, The world's best golf, page 286:
      The approach shot is uphill, guarded by bunkers, so if you miss it you're on your own in "tiger" country.
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