golf

golf
golf S2 W3 /ɡɒlf $ ɡɑːlf, ɡɒːlf/ noun [uncountable]a game in which the players hit a small white ball into holes in the ground with a set of golf clubs, using as few hits as possible:
    He plays golf on Sundays.
    a round of golf (=complete game of golf)
—golfer noun [countable]
—golfing noun [uncountable]
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ play golf I play golf at the weekends.
   ▪ take up golf (=start playing golf) He took up golf as a way of getting more exercise.
■ phrases
   ▪ a game of golf Anybody fancy a game of golf this afternoon?
   ▪ a round of golf (=a complete game of golf) He invited me to join him for a round of golf.
■ golf + NOUN
   ▪ a golf course (=an area of land designed for playing golf) an 18-hole golf course
   ▪ a golf club/Club (=an organization that you join in order to use its golf course, or the building where members meet) the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club | a party at the golf club
   ▪ a golf club (=a long thin metal stick used to hit the ball in golf) He spent $2000 on a new set of golf clubs.
   ▪ a golf tournament/championship She decided to enter the golf tournament.
   ▪ somebody's golf swing (=the way someone moves a golf club when hitting the ball) Keith's been working on improving his golf swing.
   ▪ a golf bag (=that holds the clubs) I put the golf bag over my shoulder.
   ▪ a golf cart (=a small car used on golf courses) He used a golf cart to get around the course.
   ▪ a golf professional Jack's hoping to become a golf professional.
   ▪ a golf lesson I'm thinking of taking golf lessons.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + golf
   ▪ 18-hole/9-hole golf Facilities include an 18-hole golf course.
   ▪ amateur/professional golf The standard of women's amateur golf is certainly improving.
   ▪ tournament/championship golf The course is suitable for modern world-class championship golf.

Golf
Golf trademark
a type of middle-sized car made by Volkswagen. The Golf has been one of the most popular cars in Europe since the 1970s.