ball golf

ball golf
 n.Gloss: A retronym for traditional golf. «Wheeler, who also plays traditional golf or “ball golf” as he calls it, said disc golf is just as challenging as regular golf but takes less time.» —“Romans preparing for state disc golf competition” by Kaitlin Beard Rome News-Tribune (Georgia) Aug. 21, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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