golf club
Americannoun
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any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf.
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an organization of golf players or the facilities and grounds used by such an organization.
noun
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any of various long-shafted clubs with wood or metal heads used to strike a golf ball
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an association of golf players, usually having its own course and facilities
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the premises of such an association
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Etymology
Origin of golf club
First recorded in 1500–10
Example Sentences
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The spy, Southampton analyst intern William Salt, is said to have parked at the golf club, then walked a couple of hundred yards down a road which leads to a raised area of ground.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Whether they spend weekends at a high-end golf club or taking low-cost hikes could provide clues about how much slack they typically have in their monthly budget.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Bennett isn’t watching the Masters this week — he tuned in for Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and some other greats over the years — and he said he’s never swung a golf club.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Arccos Golf, based in Stamford, Conn., started in 2012 with a tiny GPS device mounted on a golf club, a sensor that tracked a player’s yardage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Murray was appalled at a recent dinner party when a woman leaned over to her and said, “My husband paid $250,000 to join the golf club, and he doesn’t even play golf.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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