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
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Best Restaurants Stables Ranch Grille The best seat in the house at Stables Ranch Grille may be on the patio next to the fireplace—or at an outdoor table facing the golf course with a mountain silhouette in the background.
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Our 100-year-old municipal golf course needs major renovations and updating; the clubhouse needs some loving care.
—Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The color can make your garden look like a putt putt golf course.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
And 250 acres is comparable to one or two large 18‑hole golf courses or a regional shopping center plus its parking lot.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Our 100-year-old municipal golf course needs major renovations and updating; the clubhouse needs some loving care.
—Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The color can make your garden look like a putt putt golf course.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
And 250 acres is comparable to one or two large 18‑hole golf courses or a regional shopping center plus its parking lot.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Golf course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20course. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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