golf-club

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golf-club - golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

golf club, club

club head, clubhead, club-head, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball

golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf

iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"

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golf

(golf) noun

a game in which a small white ball is hit across open ground and into small holes by means of golf-clubs. He plays golf every Sunday.

verb

to play golf.

ˈgolfing noun

ˈgolfer noun

a person who plays golf. a keen golfer.

ˈgolf-club noun

the long thin stick used to hit the ball in golf. He bought a new set of golf-clubs.

golf club

a society of people who play golf, or the place where they meet. the local golf club.

golf course

the place where golf is played.

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He was an authority on the stage, skilful on the ice or the links with skate or golf-club; he dressed with nice audacity, and, to put the finishing touch upon his glory, he kept a gig and a strong trotting-horse.

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When I saw all the others so placid, and Paul mad with terror in case I said the wrong thing, I felt for a moment that the whole Wilcox family was a fraud, just a wall of newspapers and motor-cars and golf-clubs, and that if it fell I should find nothing behind it but panic and emptiness.

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Jjas Ladies Golf and Leisurewear, Tynedale Golf Club, Tyne Green, Hexham, Northumberland, tel (01434) 608165, jjas@tynedale- golf-club.co.uk