Golf clap

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A golf clap is a quiet form of clapping performed by lightly and rapidly clapping the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other. It is patterned after the sound of distant clapping heard during televised golf tournaments, and is sometimes used as a sarcastic form of applause, used to show indifference or disdain.

During a golf tournament, a golf clap is an audience's normal show of appreciation via clapping, but done quietly to not disturb people golfing at other nearby fairways.

The term "golf clap" was popularized by the movie Men at Work (1990).^{[citation needed]} It has gained popular use on online forums such as fark.com.^{[citation needed]}

Another sarcastic form of applause is the 'slow handclap'.