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

The city began condemnation proceedings to acquire the additional property — which included 2,300 lots, 63 farms, a small cemetery, a golf course, county school land and two county schools — needed to build out the new airport. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

There’s a golf course nearby, a megachurch and The Home Depot. —Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026

From busy playgrounds to packed golf courses, Parks and Recreation leaders say this season looks nothing like a typical Colorado winter. —Tori Mason, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Smith has been pushing the association for years to clear an overgrown creek bed located between the condos and the SDCE golf course. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 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