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Mulligan

An informal "do-over" shot, replayed without penalty, common in casual rounds, not allowed under the actual rules.

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The exact origin is disputed, no version can be confirmed before the 1930s, but the most commonly told story credits a Canadian golfer named David Mulligan at a club near Montreal in the 1920s, who re-teed after a poor drive and called it a "correction shot," which his playing partners started calling a Mulligan instead. Whichever story is true, it's still not permitted under the actual Rules of Golf, only a casual, group-agreed exception.