The clues are all golf terms, with references to other answers replaced by its clue letter in brackets. The most noticeable such replacement is "conse[F]utive", which disambiguates clues [F] and [I] (which are CUT and FADE respectively -- which can also be determined from the alphabetical order of the answers).
| Clues | ||
|---|---|---|
| A. | Furthest from the hole | AWAY |
| B. | The ___ nine (second half of the course) | BACK |
| C. | The tendancy for a [Q] to roll left or right | BREAK |
| D. | Where to record the score of each hole | CARD |
| E. | Shots from just off the [L], perhaps | CHIPS |
| F. | A shot similar to a [I], bending to the right (for a right-handed player) | CUT |
| G. | It's often used off the [S] | DRIVER |
| H. | Three on a par [K], for example | EAGLE |
| I. | Shot similar to a [F], bending to the right (for a right-handed player) | FADE |
| J. | Causing [Q]s to roll quickly, as in "a ____ [L]" | FAST |
| K. | Par for the longest hole on most golf courses | FIVE |
| L. | Area immediately around the hole | GREEN |
| M. | Pin ___ (landing on a part of the [L] directly to the left or right of the hole) | HIGH |
| N. | Shot that, usually by mistake, curves sharply in the opposite direction of a [F] or [I] | HOOK |
| O. | Cross between an [P] and a [V] | HYBRID |
| P. | It can be numbered 3 through 9 | IRON |
| Q. | Shot taken on the [L] | PUTT |
| R. | The act of swinging, or the contribution of a shot to one's score | STROKE |
| S. | Prop for the ball when using a [G] | TEE |
| T. | One worse than [H] for three conse[F]ive holes | TURKEY |
| U. | Hazard that usually results in a one-[R] penalty | WATER |
| V. | The [G] is also known as the 1-____ | WOOD |
Pairs of these answers can be linked up to describe each image:
| Links | Shifts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | BACK STROKE | [B+1]=C | [R-6]=L |
 | BREAK FAST | [C+18]=U | [J-5]=E |
 | FADE AWAY | [I+10]=S | [A+6]=G |
 | GREEN CARD | [L+3]=O | [D+12]=P |
 | GREEN TEE | [L-11]=A | [S-5]=N |
 | HIGH FIVE | [M-9]=D | [K+11]=V |
 | HYBRID DRIVER | [O-14]=A | [G+11]=R |
 | IRON EAGLE | [P-11]=E | [H-7]=A |
 | IRON HOOK | [P-4]=L | [N-2]=L |
 | PUTT PUTT | [Q-10]=G | [Q-2]=O |
 | WATER TURKEY | [U-9]=L | [T-14]=F |
 | WOOD CHIPS | [V+1]=W | [E+3]=H |
 | WOOD CUT | [V-21]=A | [F+14]=T |
Shifting the clue letters as indicated yields CLUES G, O, P, AND V ARE ALL GOLF WHAT. These clues yielded DRIVER, HYBRID, IRON, and WOOD, all of which are golf CLUBS.