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golf

[golf, gawlf, gof] / gɒlf, gɔlf, gɒf /
NOUN
match play
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Dobbie, who is bald with light blue eyes and a noticeable squint, was last seen wearing white trainers, light blue ripped jeans, a salmon-coloured golf shirt and a light blue jumper.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

On Friday, federal agents initially saw a suspicious individual, who was later identified as Taele, walking around the golf course, according to the affidavit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Related: I am a CFP and see nothing wrong with networking on the golf course.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The incident raised concern about the president’s safety in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., where his golf club is located outside Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They returned, and after Dasch changed into a pair of gray checkered golf pants, the men crouched down and waited.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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

She also golfs frequently and is reported to be playing off a handicap of low single figures.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2022

Perdue often golfs with Trump and speaks with him frequently by phone.

From Reuters Jan. 5, 2021

With a ten-mile spin she stretches her limbs, She golfs, she punts, she rows, she swims— She plays, she sings, she dances, too, From ten or eleven til all is blue!

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir

His visit came just weeks after Trump arrived in Scotland for a flying visit, where he too golfed at Turnberry and his course at Menie in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2025

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 Ryan McMahon golfed a cutter over the wall for a solo homer to make it 4-0.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2024

Remarkable, too, as almost the first popular testimonial since the War began to the too-much-taken-for-granted Territorials, who worked in the old days while we scoffed and golfed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 by Various

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

The Wrights have dinner together every night and go golfing or walking together a few times a month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

In addition to teaching and writing, he enjoyed golfing, horseback riding, fighting City Hall over an environmental issue, volunteering in soup kitchens and speaking to youth organizations, according to his bio.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

A few weeks afterward, I saw him golfing again and realized the friendship had quietly ended.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Her father was golfing, and her mother was running errands.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech



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