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

Huge, black ants carry detritus into golf course-sized holes, and Delta tule peas and fire poppies splash the hills like purple-orange paint. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Standing at the kitchen sink exposes more beautiful views of the backyard and golf course. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Officials with the Interior Department apparently asked the NFL team’s charitable foundation last month about overseeing Langston Golf Course in Northeast Washington, as the golf course is less than a mile from the team’s future home at the former RFK Stadium site. —Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026

The indigo colorway is deep and versatile enough to go from the golf course to dinner without a change of scene. —Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golf course

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racecourse
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse