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

There are also add-on options that allow hopping between parks on the same day ($40 more per ticket), plus access to a Disney World water park or golf course for $35. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

Despite his remarks, Trump is no fan of exercise himself, aside from his time spent on the golf course. —Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Plan dinner at Tipsy Pickle, with pickleball courts and Tex-Mex; or Puttery, with two indoor mini golf courses and great pizza and wings. —Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

This is a hype video entrance for a golf course architect — no, really — announcing him as part of an indoor golf simulator league. —Brody Miller, New York Times, 6 Jan. 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