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golf

[golf, gawlf, gof] / gɒlf, gɔlf, gɒf /
NOUN
match play
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Total golf participation hit a record 48.1 million people in 2025, up 41% since 2019, according to the NGF.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Power lunches and on-the-clock golf outings may no longer be commonplace, but many people across industries say that wine knowledge can still offer a leg up at work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

And that's not how golf is, is it?

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Customers include construction sites, factories and warehouses, and will expand in the future to golf courses, said company sales agent China Yamamoto.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The golf club, the post office, Bambino’s lot, the Ossian City Park, wherever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Trump regularly golfs at his courses in Florida and Virginia on weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

“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

No wondeh dem man-eatin' golfs is so ragin' out heah.

From Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley

The next day, he golfed and spent the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

And with two outs, Jason Heyward golfed another long ball deep to right.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2024

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

When they golfed she had a delightful way of making her conversation from green to green into a sort of serial.

From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton

In one, apparently written during or after an overseas golfing trip, Harp apologizes for having sprinted after the president for lack of a golf cart.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

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

In between jobs, Walker said he spent his time golfing and trying to keep busy around the house and focused on landing a job.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

While Hull embraces all-out aggression, Korda - who is firmly on track for golfing greatness - took a more pragmatic approach to winning her fourth major title.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

I think he really thought if the boys wanted to go mini golfing, it was as simple as getting in a nice car and going.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri



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