Joue au golf vs. joue du golf?

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Joue au golf vs. joue du golf?

I see no information on why my answer joue du golf is wrong.  Why?

Asked 4 years ago
BillC1Kwiziq community member

i think what is missing is the rule that sports played with a ball use jouer a, a la, au, aux.  Sports without a ball use faire de , de la, du, des.   And musical instruments use jouer de.   

Here is one of several other resources I found explaining this 

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/MoniqueMoore7/faire-vs-jouer

Joue au golf vs. joue du golf?

I see no information on why my answer joue du golf is wrong.  Why?

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