golf player

Other forms: golf players

Definitions of golf player

1. noun

   someone who plays the game of golf
   synonyms: golfer, linksman

   examples:

   William Benjamin Hogan

   United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)

   Robert Tyre Jones

   United States golfer (1902-1971)

   Jack William Nicklaus

   United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)

   Gregory John Norman

   Australian golfer (born in 1955)

   Arnold Daniel Palmer

   United States golfer (born in 1929)

   Gene Sarazen

   United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)

   Samuel Jackson Snead

   United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)

   Lee Buck Trevino

   United States golfer (born in 1939)

   types:

   driver

   a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver

   golf pro, professional golfer

   someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf

   hacker

   someone who plays golf poorly

   hooker

   a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

   medal winner, medalist, medallist

   (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament

   putter

   a golfer who is putting

   slicer

   a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)

   type of:

   participant, player

   a person who participates in or is skilled at some game