Golf-Club
/ˈɡɒlf ˌklʌb/noun
A club-shaped implement used to strike a golf ball.
Did you know?The word golf is historically linked to older terms for a club, suggesting that the implement may have been named alongside—or even before—the game itself.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle Ages
Middle Dutch
colf
“A club or stick used in a game resembling early forms of golf”
15th Century
Scots
golf
“A game played by striking a ball with a club; probably related to earlier club-words such as colf”
15th–16th Century
Scots
golf-club
“A club or stick used to play golf”
17th Century
English
club
“A heavy stick or staff used as a weapon or tool, from Old Norse klubba”
18th–19th Century
English
golf club
“A specialized implement designed for striking a golf ball”
Modern English
English
golf-club
“A golf implement, commonly written golf club without a hyphen”