golf club

any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf. Compare iron(def 5), wood¹(def 8).

an organization of golf players or the facilities and grounds used by such an organization.

Origin of golf club

First recorded in 1500–10

On the verge of a first drive I had never in my life stopped to consider the ethics of golf-club cleaning.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 |Various
He hasn't any foot on that leg, and he has a golf-club head with a shaft to it.

The Enchanted Typewriter |John Kendrick Bangs
"'Tis an easy matter," and Patty hooked it off on the end of a golf-club.

When Patty Went to College |Jean Webster
A few minutes later I heard him occupied in there, with what seemed, or sounded, like a golf-club.

Mavis of Green Hill |Faith Baldwin

You did not need the golf-club because my man removed the dog.

Nothing But the Truth |Frederic S. Isham

golf club

any of various long-shafted clubs with wood or metal heads used to strike a golf ball