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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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Chat with other travelers at the community fire pit, play a round of golf at the putting course, or challenge friends or family members to a cornhole tournament.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
In photos taken while at the Genesis Invitational in February, the golf legend was spotted getting out of a car with Vanessa, 47, and Kai.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
After a multiyear stint at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, a club in Wisconsin, Franke joined Barstool earlier this year as the media company’s golf pro.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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The golf course has been around for decades and is one of the more affordable places to play, the golf community argued, calling it a Newport Beach staple where generations of golfers have taken their first swings.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Chat with other travelers at the community fire pit, play a round of golf at the putting course, or challenge friends or family members to a cornhole tournament.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
In photos taken while at the Genesis Invitational in February, the golf legend was spotted getting out of a car with Vanessa, 47, and Kai.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
After a multiyear stint at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, a club in Wisconsin, Franke joined Barstool earlier this year as the media company’s golf pro.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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