# golf (sport)

a game where people use a tool to move an object toward a hole with as few actions as possible

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: sport  ·  Arena: golf

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [game](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-game.playful), [tools](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tools.tool), [entities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entities.object), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [action](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-action.deed), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [touch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-touch.together), [toward](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-toward.spatial), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application), [holes](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-holes.empty-regions), [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [object](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-object.entity), [possible](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possible.potential)

**Through:** people use tools to set objects in motion toward holes, counting actions within a structured game.

**Novel properties:**
- goal-directed movement
- minimal action objective
- scoring based on attempt count

## Examples
- Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters Tournament at Augusta National, finishing 18 under par. *(sports)*
- The St Andrews Links in Scotland has hosted organized golf play since 1552, recorded in town council minutes. *(institutions)*
- A robotic putting machine at MIT’s CSAIL lab sank 1,000 consecutive 3-foot putts in a controlled test. *(engineering)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-golf.sport*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-golf.sport.json*  
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