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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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
It’s designed to be accessible to the public, with WiFi available, the old golf clubhouse and putting green preserved, and lots of opportunities for community members to use the new pool, two sports fields, eight tennis courts and a new cafe in the clubhouse.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Things are going great for San Diego State’s men’s golf team as the Aztecs travel from tournament to tournament, one state to another.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Woods’ social media tribute also included a photo of his mother, who recently attended her son’s TGL indoor golf league match in South Florida on Jan. 27.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Marion loved to play golf and was still putting into her 90’s.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
It’s designed to be accessible to the public, with WiFi available, the old golf clubhouse and putting green preserved, and lots of opportunities for community members to use the new pool, two sports fields, eight tennis courts and a new cafe in the clubhouse.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Things are going great for San Diego State’s men’s golf team as the Aztecs travel from tournament to tournament, one state to another.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Woods’ social media tribute also included a photo of his mother, who recently attended her son’s TGL indoor golf league match in South Florida on Jan. 27.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf. Accessed 12 Feb. 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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