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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CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
On Thursday evening, John McDermott,a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, sat at home with his wife, Lee Ann, drinking a vodka and tonic after a round of golf.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2024
Tiffany Chang, Valley Christian golf: Finished third in the individual CCS championships and helped the Warriors capture a fourth consecutive team section title with a record score of 336.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Kai, who shares a common love for the game of golf with her grandfather, shared a congratulatory X post about her grandfather.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
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September 15 - Trump is playing golf at Trump international Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when a Secret Service agent spots a man with a rifle along the perimeter of the golf course.
—CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
On Thursday evening, John McDermott,a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, sat at home with his wife, Lee Ann, drinking a vodka and tonic after a round of golf.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2024
Tiffany Chang, Valley Christian golf: Finished third in the individual CCS championships and helped the Warriors capture a fourth consecutive team section title with a record score of 336.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Kai, who shares a common love for the game of golf with her grandfather, shared a congratulatory X post about her grandfather.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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