What does fried egg mean in jargon?
A Fried Egg or a Fried Egg Lie, is a golfing term. First off the
term plugging needs to be explained. When a golf ball is plugged it
means the ball sticks into the ground either in soft dirt, mud or
in sand like in a sand trap. A good portion of the ball will be
embedded into the ground instead of resting on top of the ground. A
lie refers to where the ball is lying on the golf course. There are
good lies and bad lies. A plugged ball is a very bad lie. A fried
egg or a fried egg lie is when a golf ball lands in a sand trap and
plugs into the sand. The sand splashes away from the ball and with
only a portion of the ball visible it gives the appearance of a
fried egg. The term only applies to a plugged ball in sand and
almost exclusively to sand traps.