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Definition of golf
golf
/ɡɑːlf/
golf
Past Simple:golfed
•Past Participle:golfed
•Present Participle:golfing
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CEFR
A2
Grade
3
Tier
1
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• noun
1
A game played on a large outdoor course, where players use various clubs to strike a small, hard ball into a series of holes with as few strokes as possible.
Example
"We spent the entire sunny afternoon playing golf at the local country club."
2
The word used to represent the letter G in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Example
"The pilot's call sign ended in the letters echo, tango, and golf."
• verb
1
To play the game of golf.
Example
"They golfed at some of the most prestigious courses in Scotland during their vacation."
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English, from Scots 'gowf', of unknown origin. It is widely thought to be related to the Middle Dutch word 'colf' or 'colve', meaning 'club' or 'bat'.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Golf. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/golf