From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgolf clubˈgolf club noun [countable] 1 
DSGa long wooden or metal stick used for hitting the ball in the game of golf2 DSGan organization of people who play golf, or the land and buildings they use
DSGa long wooden or metal stick used for hitting the ball in the game of golf2 DSGan organization of people who play golf, or the land and buildings they useExamples from the Corpus
golf club• This is when they were first married, and my father went out and joined a golf club.• Bob Hope was leaning on a golf club.• An earlier disciplinary hearing at the 106-year-old golf club suspended Branch for six months.• Not now belonging to any Particular golf club, joining the Seniors was something I greatly looked forward to.• But putts and drives will play second fiddle to schmoozing when top sports celebrities take center stage at the golf club. 