plural birdies
1
: a little bird
2
: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1
3
: shuttlecock
In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.—
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Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The 24-year-old was three shots off the lead with four holes left to play in Sunday’s final round, but closed with birdie, birdie, par and eagle to draw level with Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul at the top of the leaderboard and force a playoff.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Michael Arkush, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Everyone assumed the tournament was Rory McIlroy’s until Spaun came out of the delay and birdied 14 and 16 to force McIlroy into a playoff.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Competitive golf built on scorecards and birdies is fun, but fans go even more wild when all their favorite athletes swap their regular arsenal with golf clubs.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The 24-year-old was three shots off the lead with four holes left to play in Sunday’s final round, but closed with birdie, birdie, par and eagle to draw level with Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul at the top of the leaderboard and force a playoff.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Verb
Capitalizing was his playing partner, Bob Tway, who birdied 13 and made pars the rest of the way heading to the 18th hole.
—Michael Arkush, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Everyone assumed the tournament was Rory McIlroy’s until Spaun came out of the delay and birdied 14 and 16 to force McIlroy into a playoff.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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“Birdie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdie. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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