Usually means: Unexpected outcome from natural elements.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. rub of the green: Merriam-Webster
  2. rub of the green: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rub of the green: Wordnik
  4. rub of the green: Wiktionary
  5. Rub of the green: Dictionary.com
  6. rub of the green: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Rub of the green: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. the rub of the green: Idioms

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  2. rub of the green: Golfer's Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (rub of the green)

noun:  (golf) Any accidental deflection of the ball by an outside agency (spectator, caddie etc); the ball is played without penalty from where it comes to rest
noun:  (sports, by extension) an outside agent that affects the movement of the ball.

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