golf

[golf, gawlf, gof]

noun

1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.

2. a word used in communications to represent the letter G.

verb (used without object)

1. to play golf.

golf

¹

/ ɡɒlf /

noun

1. 1. a game played on a large open course, the object of which is to hit a ball using clubs, with as few strokes as possible, into each of usually 18 holes

   2. ( as modifier )

      a golf bag

verb

1. (intr) to play golf

Golf

²

/ ɡɒlf /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter g

Other Word Forms

• golfer noun
• nongolfer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of golf¹

1425–75; late Middle English; of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of golf¹

C15: perhaps from Middle Dutch colf _club

Example Sentences

Instead, he paid $2.8 million for 2 acres at Tuhaye, the club’s golf neighborhood about 15 minutes away from the mountain.

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"It's easy talking about how many things you did well when you shot eight under, but it was a really good round of golf."

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When we think of the places billionaires tend to bump into each other, it conjures up images of Michelin-starred restaurants, yacht marinas on the Riviera, and the world’s most exclusive golf clubs.

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For example, it cut a deal to manage and brand a $500 million golf and resort project in Oman.

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More recent has been the number of bars and pubs built around "competitive socialising", where dates or groups split time between the bar and games like crazy golf, shuffleboard or axe-throwing.

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