golf
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- noun
- /ɡɔlf/
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golf
- I had never played formal golf before, so I wanted to give it a try.
- play golf
- a golf course
- a golf club
He's starting a podcast around golf once a week.
- He's starting a podcast around golf once a week.
- Don't you want to just go play golf Now what?
- And then in Scotland, you see him play golf, you see him hook up.
- And it was because he loved golf and he didn't have dimples.
- I had two young kids, a golf handicap of four.
- You playing you play golf on a regular basis.
- No, Tiger Woods enjoys golf like this.
- So we played golf as you're listening to this podcast.
- And then I said, tell you what, let's go to Top Golf near Wembley tomorrow.
- Even if it is a little bit Golf Club mom, who cares?
- So so I send my golf cart tequila.
Examples
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This weekend, we plan to play a round of golf at the local course.
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Twenty-five million Americans play golf on the nation's 16,000 courses each year.
Academic text (2008) -
Oh, have you played golf with Max yet?
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My golf game's never been better.
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All she wants to do is play golf and sleep on our days off.
Fiction book (1990) -
Go back to the golf course and work on your putts.
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Let's go down to Palm Springs and play some golf.
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At the Court, he relaxed by playing putt-putt golf with clerks or other justices.
Academic text (1993) -
After years of practice, she finally improved her golf skills and played in a tournament.
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Many professionals compete in golf championships around the world each year.
Synonyms
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2.3
An occasion of playing all holes on a golf course, usually 18 holes
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Playing a sport where you hit a small ball into holes on a grassy course
Compounds
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1.2
A sport on a large outdoor course where players use clubs to hit a small ball into holes
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A grassy course on sandy seaside ground with rolling hills and few trees for playing golf
- UK
A game where players hit golf balls into a hole from points arranged like the numbers on a clock
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Etymology
Golf probably comes from an old Dutch or Scottish word kolf, which means 'club' or 'bat'. So the sport was named after the stick you use to hit the ball, which makes the word easier to remember.