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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The 2017 winner, Sergio Garcia, shattered his driver after taking his anger out on the second tee box of the legendary golf course.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
On a golf course where every hole is named after a flower, only one player bears the name of one, and none has been as close to full bloom at Augusta National as often as England’s Justin Rose.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Yet the golf course location doesn’t mean living on display.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
All five rounds in the 60s on Thursday came from the first 15 groups on the golf course.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
On a golf course where every hole is named after a flower, only one player bears the name of one, and none has been as close to full bloom at Augusta National as often as England’s Justin Rose.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Yet the golf course location doesn’t mean living on display.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
All five rounds in the 60s on Thursday came from the first 15 groups on the golf course.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Golf course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20course. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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