golf club

noun

1. any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf. Compare iron ( def 5 ), wood ¹( def 8 ).
2. an organization of golf players or the facilities and grounds used by such an organization.

golf club

noun

1. any of various long-shafted clubs with wood or metal heads used to strike a golf ball
2. 1. an association of golf players, usually having its own course and facilities
   2. the premises of such an association

Word History and Origins

Origin of golf club¹

First recorded in 1500–10

Example Sentences

Officers suspect that the window smashing may have been carried out by a golf club or a similarly shaped object, Cuellar said.

From Los Angeles Times

Moves to sell a Berkshire golf club and a £14m Knightsbridge house which were forfeited by a jailed banker’s wife have begun.

From BBC

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after antisemitic messages were raked into bunkers at a golf club in north London.

From BBC

“And he's taken a decidedly different tack after a second apparent assassination attempt…at his Florida golf club.”

From Salon

A man has been arrested but released without charge after a woman was seriously assaulted near a golf club in Midlothian.

From BBC