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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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 May 2025
DeSantis also received a $28,000 golf simulator at the Governor’s Mansion from one of his donors, which state ethics officials found was a gift to the state, not the governor.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
The president began the day in 2020 with an angry social media message defending his decision to play golf during Memorial Day weekend while the COVID-19 pandemic was raging out of control.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Griffin was tied for the lead with Matti Schmid after 54 holes, and although the American did not play his best golf in the fourth round, the same happened to the German, who eventually finished one shot behind.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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His fund remains invested in SailGP, golf’s TGL and Professional Bull Riders.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 May 2025
DeSantis also received a $28,000 golf simulator at the Governor’s Mansion from one of his donors, which state ethics officials found was a gift to the state, not the governor.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
The president began the day in 2020 with an angry social media message defending his decision to play golf during Memorial Day weekend while the COVID-19 pandemic was raging out of control.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Griffin was tied for the lead with Matti Schmid after 54 holes, and although the American did not play his best golf in the fourth round, the same happened to the German, who eventually finished one shot behind.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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“Golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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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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