What may appear just before one gets to hotel? (4)
I believe the answer is:
golf
'hotel?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for golf that I've seen before include "a round or two?" , "Code word for the letter G" , "Flog the game badly" , "Rory McIlroy's game" , "Game played on links" .)