Sports / A2

GOLF/ɡɒlf/

Golf is a sport with clubs and a small ball: play golf, a golf course, golf clubs. Course is the grassy place. Gulf is a large sea inlet. Goof is a silly mistake (informal). Do not write golf when you mean gulf, or goof.

Meaning

A sport in which you hit a small ball into holes with clubs.

Examples

• “He booked a golf lesson near the beach hotel.”
• “The hotel has a small golf course behind the dunes.”
• “He left his golf clubs at the airport desk by mistake.”

Good to know

play golf / a golf course. Mix-up: gulf (sea), goof.

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