n.
Pronunciation: ' gälf, ' go ̇ lf, ' gäf, ' go ̇ f sometimes ' g ə lf
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English (Sc)
Date: 15th century
: a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course
– golf intransitive verb
– golf · er noun