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Whats the original meaning of the word golf?


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It is an acronym for Gentlement Only Ladies Forbidden.
The term golf is believed to have originated from a Germanic word for "club".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/golf#histor...
A game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart, the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible.
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G:gentlemen
O: only
L: ladies
F: forbidden
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