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

At the resort, there’s a host of activities and amenities, including four golf courses with 10-18 holes each, bass fishing, axe throwing, pickleball, and more. — Megan Dubois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Turning the park into an upscale golf course will mean costlier fees and a loss of public space, residents worry. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Several restaurants, shops, a golf course, and banquet rooms are on-site, and all of it is filled with the charms of old Palm Beach. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Around noon Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local golf course patron who noticed a possible body floating downstream in the Dominguez Channel, the department said in a statement. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golf course

• concourse
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