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

Trump’s gravitation toward grass may grow out of his decades as a New York real estate developer, time spent on the golf course and extensive, second-term efforts to revamp the White House and greater Washington in his own image. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Cost aside, though, Trump may be thinking even bigger than Augusta, pointing to his own golf course in Northern Virginia. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The water district has been paying residents to rip out their thirsty grass and replace it with landscaping or trees, banned most new commercial fountains and water features, and limited the amount of water golf courses may use. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The transformation was no small undertaking, requiring 12 months and about $2 million to turn their Addison Estates residence into a 5,700-square-foot retreat overlooking the lush fairways of The Boca Raton golf course. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golf course

• concourse
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• indorse
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• workforce