What does the word golf mean?

In: Golf, Name Origins

[Edit]

Answer

Golf is believed to be derived from the Scottish word "goulf" which means "to strike." There's also a Dutch word "kolf" (sometimes spelled colf, colve) which translates to "bat or club," which the word "goulf" is believed to be derived from. Some claim is an acronym meaning "Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden" but this has been proven to be false.

Actually golf is abbreviated meaning, Girls Only Ladies Forbidden. While golf was circulating Scotland and other countries, guys were the only people who were aloud to play, and ladies were forbidden.

First answer by G00bers. Last edit by Derkletter43. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 7 [recommend question]

[Edit] Related links

Answers.com article

Research your answer:

Can you answer other questions about Golf?

Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Sports > Golf > What does the word golf mean?

Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from

)

If any of these are not a genuine rephrasing of the question, please help out and edit these alternates.

What mean word golf? Origine of the word golf? Definiton for the word golf? Is the word aces used in golf? What did the word golf come from? Where did the word Golf originate? Where does the word golf come from? Where does the word 'golf' come from? What is the orriiigen of Tjhe word golf? What is the foundation of the word golf? What does the word stroke in golf come from?