[golf, gawlf; Brit. also gof] 
| 1. | a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible. |
| 2. | a word used in communications to represent the letter G. |
| 3. | to play golf. |
| golf (gŏlf, gôlf) n. A game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart, the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible. intr.v. golfed, golf·ing, golfs To play this game. [Middle English.] golf'er n. |
| GOLF global oscillations at low frequency |