golf

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noun

ˈgälf 

ˈgȯlf,

ˈgäf 

ˈgȯf,

sometimes

ˈgəlf 

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

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communications code word

—used as a code word for the letter g

Examples of golf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Records show Gatlin submitted 14 invoices to the Foundation to pay for its board of directors’ golf memberships at the Club at Weston Hills between 2022 and 2023. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025

This period coincides with LIV becoming part of the global golf ecosystem. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Cohen is among the users of that new AI tool, for among other reasons, to improve his golf game. —Krysta Escobar,eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025

Splash Sports provides tools to create and compete in real-money contests like Survivor, Pick ’Em, and Tiers contests for golf major tournaments. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English (Scots)

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1952, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing golf

• crazy golf
• disc golf
• football/golf widow
• Frisbee golf
• golf ball
• golf cart
• golf club
• golf course
• miniature golf

Kids Definition

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