From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch
game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to
G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt,
Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf.
Club, Globe.]
A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at
the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series
of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole
with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Golf \Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Golfed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Golfing.]
To play at golf.
Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] golfcart