0 in golf, the act of getting the ball into the hole in one shot (= hit) more than par (= the expected number) for that hole --
1 something that causes fear among a lot of people, often without reason: --
the bogey of unemployment
2 a piece of dried mucus from inside the nose --
3 (in golf) to score a bogey for a particular hole: --
He bogeyed the sixth, but birdied the seventh.
4 something feared, esp. when the fear is not based on reason: --
Too many economists are scared by the bogey of inflation, he says.
He bogeyed the ninth, before recording his first birdie of the round at the 15th.
He bogeyed 14, came back with a birdie at 15, but then bogeyed 17.
He led by two strokes in the middle of the round, but gave away his lead with four bogeys in seven holes.
However, he bogeyed two of his final four holes to finish two strokes off the lead.
He completed the tournament without any double bogeys.
Many also have command functions that allow them to direct or vector friendly fighters onto incoming bogeys.
Using a driver at the par-5 17th, he found a fairway bunker off the tee and bogeyed.
His round of 63, which tied the lowest round in a major tournament, contained eight birdies, an eagle, three bogeys and six pars.
