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

Harris Park The land used to build the first two houses belongs to Harris, as did the land for the park and golf course, leased to the nonprofit for 99 years for $1. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Christina Monde, Pasadena’s city project manager for the Arroyo Seco project, attributed some of the opposition to misconceptions, such as that Pasadena is cleaning the water in order to irrigate a golf course. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

The golf course that once existed primarily to support parking and recreation now hosts nationally recognized music festivals. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

His offseasons are mostly spent on a golf course, which is fair. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golf course

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse
• workforce