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In golf, the nineteenth hole is a slang term for a pub, bar, or restaurant on or near the golf course, very often the clubhouse itself.〔( Golf-Dictionary.com )〕 A standard round of golf has only eighteen holes,〔(Kelly, Brent. "Golf History FAQ: 18 Holes". About.com )〕 so golfers will say they are at the 'nineteenth hole', meaning they are enjoying a drink after the game. The concept is similar to Après-ski in skiing.〔( "Apres-Ski". Merriam-Webster Dictionary )〕 The 19th hole on miniature golf courses is often a hole in which if a hole-in-one is scored, one receives a free game.〔( "Miniature Golf and putting terminology". MiniatureGolfer.com )〕 ==References in media== * The golf stories of author P. G. Wodehouse, which are narrated by his character, the Oldest Member, discuss the nineteenth hole.〔( "P.G. Wodehouse". Classicreader.com )〕 * At the beginning and again towards the end of the Lars von Trier movie ''Melancholia'',〔http://www.melancholiathemovie.com〕 the main character Claire is shown passing the nineteenth hole, which in reality did not exist, on the golf course belonging to the mansion where the movie takes place. Lars von Trier said this was a reference to Limbo 〔http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/features/articles/lars-von-trier-16234〕 * In a 1985 episode of Knight Rider entitled "The Nineteenth Hole" (Season 3, Episode 16), the term is used as slang, meaning the place where "they bury people who get in the way."〔http://knightrideronline.com/knight_rider/season_three/the_nineteenth_hole/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nineteenth hole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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