often attributive
: a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course
golf
intransitive verb
golfer
noun
Golf
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter g
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Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, to be played by Peter Dager.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
For years, Fox and his wife have been visiting West Maui to play golf and lie low.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
On a personal basis Like others, Lamont said Walz is a highly personable colleague, citing playing golf in Florida at an event with fellow governors.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The hotel has a relationship with the Pound Ridge Golf Club for guests to play golf, as well as with the nearby Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, where guests can bring a picnic and go hiking, canoeing, and fishing onsite.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, to be played by Peter Dager.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
For years, Fox and his wife have been visiting West Maui to play golf and lie low.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
On a personal basis Like others, Lamont said Walz is a highly personable colleague, citing playing golf in Florida at an event with fellow governors.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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golf
noun
ˈgälf 
ˈgȯlf,
ˈgäf,
ˈgȯf
: a game in which the player uses specialized clubs to try to hit a small ball with as few strokes as possible into each of 9 or 18 holes
golf
verb
golfer
noun
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