golf ball vs golf equipment

golf ball and golf equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
golf ball	Yes	No	No	No
golf equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, golf equipment is a hypernym of golf ball; that is, golf equipment is a word with a broader meaning than golf ball:

golf ball: a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance
golf equipment: sports equipment used in playing golf

Other hypernyms of golf ball include ball.

golf ball (noun)	golf equipment (noun)
a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance	sports equipment used in playing golf