Golf trademark
a type of middle-sized car made by Volkswagen. The Golf has been one of the most popular cars in Europe since the 1970s.

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golf S2 W3 /ɡɒlf $ ɡɑːlf, ɡɒːlf/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch colf 'stick for hitting a ball']
a game in which the players hit a small white ball into holes in the ground with a set of golf clubs, using as few hits as possible:
He plays golf on Sundays.
a round of golf (=complete game of golf)
—golfer noun [countable]
—golfing noun [uncountable]

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golf
noun
ADJ. amateur, pro, pro-am, professional Amateur golf is very competitive.
mini/miniature The hotel offers miniature golf and other activities for children.
QUANT. game, round
VERB + GOLF play | take up | watch
GOLF + NOUN course, links | hole The eighth at Banff is one of the world's great golf holes.
club She decided to join a golf club.
bag, ball, buggy, cart, club, equipment, glove, shoes, tee, umbrella You can borrow golf clubs if you want a game.
swing His coach says his golf swing needs improving.
game, match, tournament | title | handicap She has a golf handicap of 18.
professional, star | fan/fanatic | season | circuit, scene, tour | clinic, lesson The club is holding a golf clinic next week, where golfers can get advice from the pros.
correspondent, journalist, reporter, writer | magazine | holiday, package Choose from over 100 golf packages in our brochure.
widow She's been a golf widow since she gave her husband his first set of clubs.
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

golf

play golf
I play golf at the weekends.
take up golf (=start playing golf)
He took up golf as a way of getting more exercise.
a game of golf
Anybody fancy a game of golf this afternoon?
a round of golf (=a complete game of golf)
He invited me to join him for a round of golf.
a golf course (=an area of land designed for playing golf)
an 18-hole golf course
a golf club/Club (=an organization that you join in order to use its golf course, or the building where members meet)
the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
a party at the golf club
a golf club (=a long thin metal stick used to hit the ball in golf)
He spent $2000 on a new set of golf clubs.
a golf tournament/championship
She decided to enter the golf tournament.
somebody's golf swing (=the way someone moves a golf club when hitting the ball)
Keith's been working on improving his golf swing.
a golf bag (=that holds the clubs)
I put the golf bag over my shoulder.
a golf cart (=a small car used on golf courses)
He used a golf cart to get around the course.
a golf professional
Jack's hoping to become a golf professional.
a golf lesson
I'm thinking of taking golf lessons.
18-hole/9-hole golf
Facilities include an 18-hole golf course.
amateur/professional golf
The standard of women's amateur golf is certainly improving.
tournament/championship golf
The course is suitable for modern world-class championship golf.

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GOLF
Goal-Oriented Leadership Function 
God Our Loving Father

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