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.