The activity or sport of playing golf, where players hit a small ball into a series of holes on a course using different clubs.
From 'golf,' possibly from Dutch 'kolf' meaning 'club.' The game developed in Scotland in the 15th century, and the word may be onomatopoetic from the sound of a club hitting a ball.
Golf is one of only two sports played on the Moon—in 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard famously hit two golf balls on the lunar surface, and one went about a quarter-mile because there's no air resistance!
Golf clubs historically excluded women through membership policies and dress codes. Women golfers fought decades for access to courses, tee times, and tournaments.
Use neutrally; acknowledge that golf's accessibility history excluded women.
Women golfers like Patty Berg, Mickey Wright, and Annika Sörenstam broke barriers and established professional women's golf as legitimate sport.
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