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  • noun golf An iron golf club with more lift than a driver.

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Examples

  • None require more than an easy mid-iron, many are idiosyncratic and all but one have views of the Pacific surf.

    When Building a Course Makes Sense John Paul Newport 2011

  • An alternative is to drive with a mid-iron short of those bunkers.

    No Course Like the Old Course 2010

  • His mid-iron into the seventh green, for instance, appeared perfect but backed up just enough to trickle partway down the front side slope.

    So Much for Sunday Heroics 2008

  • An iron off the tee is the safe shot, but that only sets up one of the most difficult approach shots at The Belfry — a mid-iron over a stream that must avoid two enlarged bunkers.

    USATODAY.com - The Belfry: Hole by hole 2002

  • That leaves a mid-iron over a wide stream to a green that slopes to the back.

    USATODAY.com - The Belfry: Hole by hole 2002

  • He bashed a mid-iron into a pine tree after topping a shot out of the straw. ...

    USATODAY.com - TPC Notebook: Alternates can't make tee times 2001

  • No. 10, 466 yards, par 4: A switch in wind direction can change this hole from a simple drive and mid-iron into a monster demanding two full woods.

    Hole descriptions 1999

  • After hitting a mid-iron on his second shot to within a yard of the flag, Nicklaus doffed his cap to two minutes of applause as he reached the green.

    Third-round 77 takes Nicklaus out of contention 1997

  • The real golfers play over with a good mashie shot that lands them dead on the green, but dubs, like Paisley, play around with two easy mid-iron shots.

    32 Caliber Donald McGibeny

  • John rides whenever I ask him, but it's cruel to separate him from the new mid-iron that Jimmie made for him.

    We Three Gouverneur Morris 1914

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