noun
golf
golf
noun
1
A sport in which players use clubs to hit a small ball into a series of holes on a course, aiming for the fewest strokes.
"They played a round of golf before breakfast."
"He took up golf after retiring from work."
verb
1
To play the sport of golf.
"We golf every Saturday morning, weather permitting."
How to Use Golf
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe club-and-ball sport played on a course of holes, or the verb for playing it.
Common pairings
play golf
a round of golf
golf course
Word Forms
golfed past tense, golfs singular
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Etymology
First recorded in English from Scots golf/gouff; likely traces further back to a Middle Dutch word for "club."