Gimme

A gimme in golf is a shot that the other players agree can count automatically without actually being played.

When a player has only a very short putt left to play, other players may grant a gimme, i.e. one stroke is counted, but the ball is not actually played. A gimme is a time-saving convention under the tacit assumption that the putt would not have been missed, e.g., if the ball landed right next to the hole.

"Gimmes" are not allowed by the rules in stroke play, though the practice is common in casual matches. However, in match play, either player may formally "concede" a stroke, a hole, or the entire match at any time, and this may not be refused or withdrawn. A player in match play will generally concede a tap-in or other short putt by his or her opponent.

The origin of the phrase is that it is an obvious contraction of "give me."

Gimme is also an abbreviation of 'give me' sometimes used by people in conversation.