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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch
     game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to
     G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt,
     Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf.
     {Club}, {Globe}.]
     A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at


     the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series
     of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole
     with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Golf \Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Golfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Golfing}.]
     To play at golf.
  
           Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] golfcart

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  golf
       n : a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the
           object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all
           the holes [syn: {golf game}]
       v : play golf

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Golf, FL (village, FIPS 26550)
    Location: 26.50520 N, 80.11020 W
    Population (1990): 234 (167 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Golf, IL (village, FIPS 30328)
    Location: 42.05880 N, 87.78652 W
    Population (1990): 454 (158 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Golf, FL -- U.S. village in Florida
     Population (2000):    230
     Housing Units (2000): 146
     Land area (2000):     0.829778 sq. miles (2.149116 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.013807 sq. miles (0.035761 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.843585 sq. miles (2.184877 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26550
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             26.504264 N, 80.104759 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Golf, FL
      Golf
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Golf, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    451
     Housing Units (2000): 158
     Land area (2000):     0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            30328
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.057562 N, 87.791995 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Golf, IL
      Golf
  

















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