golf club

American  

noun

1. any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf.

2. an organization of golf players or the facilities and grounds used by such an organization.

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golf club British  

noun

1. any of various long-shafted clubs with wood or metal heads used to strike a golf ball

2. 1. an association of golf players, usually having its own course and facilities

   2. the premises of such an association

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Etymology

Origin of golf club

First recorded in 1500–10

Example Sentences

It might not have been quite the real thing, but it was unmistakably Tiger Woods, in a red shirt, swinging a golf club in public again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former footballer Joey Barton and a second suspect have been charged after a man was assaulted near a golf club.

From BBC

“We need your help,” he told regional leaders gathered Saturday at his golf club outside Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

One close to the seafront, where the near-200-year-old golf club gives way to a spectacular view across the Firth of Forth to the Bass Rock, has its keypad caked in a sticky black ooze.

From BBC

Hudson is a straight-A student who picked up his first golf club when he was 3.

From Los Angeles Times