German word

Golf

Pronunciation

IPA/gɔlf/

Meaning

  • neuter noungolf

Example

Beim Golf ist Geduld wichtig.

Patience is important in golf.

Illustration for Golf (golf)

More examples

Beim Firmenausflug haben viele Kollegen Golf ausprobiert.

At the company outing, many colleagues tried playing golf.

Core concept

A golfer uses several clubs to guide one ball over grassy fairways and into a sequence of holes.

Common phrases

  • Golf spielen

    play golf

  • mit Freunden Golf spielen

    play golf with friends

  • an einem Golfturnier teilnehmen

    take part in a golf tournament

Similar words

Golfplatz: A broad grassy course with fairways and holes for playing golf.
Golfspiel: One complete round of play over a set number of golf holes.
Golfball: A small, hard ball designed to be struck into golf holes.
Golfschläger: A club used to strike a golf ball toward a hole.

Definition in German

Golf ist ein Ballsport, bei dem Spieler mit verschiedenen Schlägern versuchen, einen Ball mit möglichst wenigen Schlägen in ein Loch zu bringen.

Word origin

German Golf is a borrowing from English golf, which entered German as the name of the sport.

Usage tips

  • The sport is commonly used in the phrase Golf spielen, and the masculine noun der Golf also refers to a gulf and the Volkswagen model.

Other meanings

  • gulfnoun
  • Volkswagen Golfnoun

Related words

  • golfengolfverb
  • Golfturniergolf tournamentnoun
  • Golfclubgolf clubnoun

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