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golf

[golf, gawlf, gof] / gɒlf, gɔlf, gɒf /
NOUN
match play
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Whaley, who attends Florida State University, came into the contest as a major underdog against Leng Jr, who is 23rd in the world amateur golf rankings, some 67 places higher than the 22-year-old from Doncaster.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Developers acquired and enlarged the island in the 1920s, with the golf course and clubhouse developed at the center.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The Qatari royal family also shares a mansion on the island, and a royal prince has been seen playing golf with Tom Brady.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Jane Baxter, whose home backs on to the golf course, said she and her husband had only minutes to collect essential belongings before being told to leave.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“Thank you. Between your golf club and my grip, I think he’s headed in the other direction by now.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

He frequently golfs at his courses in Florida or Virginia on weekends, and he keeps in touch with golf personalities.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

“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

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

Perdue often golfs with Trump and speaks with him frequently by phone.

From Reuters Jan. 5, 2021

Some parts, de wild golfs run 'roun' so thick a man hardly kin plough his fiel', 'thout carryin' six or eight shotguns on de plow.

From Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley

In March of this year, Trump golfed with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in West Palm Beach, partnering in a club tournament Trump said the two men won.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2025

He even golfed at Pebble Beach in May.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

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

But his 0-1 curveball was golfed over the right-field fence.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2024

Remarkable, too, as almost the first popular testimonial since the War began to the too-much-taken-for-granted Territorials, who worked in the old days while we scoffed and golfed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 by Various

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

Scheffler's surprising soliloquy about the importance of chasing golfing greatness caused a stir at Portrush last year and the four-time major winner flirted with similar territory at Birkdale.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The Wrights have dinner together every night and go golfing or walking together a few times a month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

In addition to teaching and writing, he enjoyed golfing, horseback riding, fighting City Hall over an environmental issue, volunteering in soup kitchens and speaking to youth organizations, according to his bio.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 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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