Play golf and go bowl is correct but...
Why does it sound funny to say 'play bowl' or 'play swim' yet to 'play tennis' or 'play badminton' sounds okay?
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It's a little strange. It is a usage issue.
Play golf. Play tennis. Play badminton. These are names of games.
Go bowling. Go swimming. These are actions (verbs).
You can't: go tennising, or go badmintoning.
However, I have heard you can "go golfing" (I think...)
English is weird.
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well, "bowl" and "swim" are verbs. you can't "tennis" or "badminton" something--you play the game/s.
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