golf course

noun

: an area of land laid out for golf with a series of 9 or 18 holes each including tee, fairway, and putting green and often one or more natural or artificial hazards

called also golf links

Examples of golf course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2024, the resort opened its doors with an indoor pool, an 18-hole championship golf course, an Irish pub, a steakhouse, and a beautiful garden pavilion set among flower fields. —Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

Early planning documents reviewed by CBS News show the project could include 800 guest rooms and suites, luxury villas, a golf course, a casino, a water park, and townhouses and apartments. —Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 22 June 2026

The restaurant has another frozen version of a golf course favorite called the transfusion, made with vodka, grape juice, ginger and lime. —Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 21 June 2026

There are a surprisingly high number of weak ski resort courses, and many better golf operations tend to be at smaller market ski hills, so my focus is on the best golf courses at ski resorts, regardless of the size of the ski operations. —Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golf course

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