golfer
noun/ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/
Etymology From golf + -er.
1
Someone who plays golf.
- It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN:
- “The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official.2023 May 4, Jack Bantock, “Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars”, in CNN:
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences One who takes part in code golf or regex golf.
- Derived terms
- crazy golfer, golfer’s elbow, golfer’s vasculitis, nongolfer
- Hyponyms
- linkswoman