4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golf \Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Golfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Golfing}.]
To play at golf.
Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golf \Golf\, n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch game played
in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. kolben
club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. kolf
bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf. {Club},
{Globe}.]
A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at
the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series
of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole
with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
golf
n : a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the
object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all
the holes [syn: {golf game}]
v : play golf
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Golf, FL (village, FIPS 26550)
Location: 26.50520 N, 80.11020 W
Population (1990): 234 (167 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Golf, IL (village, FIPS 30328)
Location: 42.05880 N, 87.78652 W
Population (1990): 454 (158 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)