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golf

[golf, gawlf, gof] / gɒlf, gɔlf, gɒf /
NOUN
match play
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The letter, obtained by the local outlet, states that the golf club would provide access to all its facilities at "no cost to the federal government" and provide free membership to future presidents.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Also, two-time major golf champion Bryson DeChambeau said that while it’s likely that moon landings have happened, some of the footage we’ve been shown might have been fake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

When investors hear the words “insider trading,” they think of profitable stock tips exchanged on a golf course or through some coded message: “Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Tyler Perry Studios boasts a replica of the White House, an airport terminal, two baseball fields, a strip mall, a residential neighborhood, and a golf course.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

A lump the size of a golf ball forms in my throat.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

He now has a weekly lunch with single and retired male neighbors, golfs, and has taken up pickleball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

“It’s still hard, but that’s natural because a lot of players like golfing on the weekend,” said Jongseo Joseph Lee, president of the SoCal Dream Golf Club, who golfs twice a month on city courses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

Today, active like her mom, Charlotte golfs and organizes walks at Mirabella.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

Ms. Benefield was diagnosed with asbestosis and has been on supplemental oxygen full-time since 2015, though she still golfs and bowls, she says.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

No wondeh dem man-eatin' golfs is so ragin' out heah.

From Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley

Two months later, a Secret Service agent shot at a gunman pointing a rifle on Trump’s golf course as the president golfed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

The next day, he golfed and spent the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

For years after the campaign, the two men golfed together, and as vice president Mr. Biden had Mr. Burris and his granddaughter into the White House.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

Bichette golfed the low pitch over the wall for two-run homer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

You fished, and hunted, and golfed, and doubtless did other things.

From Mr. Munchausen  Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder by John Kendrick Bangs

The golf-mad president -- whose relaxed relationship with the game's rules was documented by sports journalist Rick Reilly in the 2019 book "Commander in Cheat" -- has repeatedly boasted about his golfing talent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

He could have spent his whole life doing nothing but golfing and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein, and he would have ended up vastly more wealthy than he is today.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

A new PlayStation service lets members pay for rewards—such as a deal on an outfit for a golfing avatar—and in turn, CleanPlay commits to paying for renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“It’s a lot less pretentious — more diverse, more access for all different types of people,” says Ingram, who noticed a shift in golfing culture in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

He was dressed in golfing clothes and looked slightly ill at ease.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French



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