Golf

Definitions

1. A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
   uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
   alt-of, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In January, China’s state planner said it had ordered the closure of more than 100 golf courses in a multi-year campaign launched in 2011 to tackle illegal development in the sector. Golf has also been added to a list of Communist Party disciplinary violations, and is often cited in cases of graft.”

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