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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Trading parking options for an additional lane might make the trek to Mile Square Park more difficult, stunting accessibility to its golf courses, baseball fields and many public facilities, officials said. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025 There is a gym, a locker room with showers and three top-of-the-line Trackman golf simulators where people can play up to 450 golf courses. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 From the convention speech to hanging out with the grandpa in the golf course. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The vast majority of the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to agriculture and commercial interests, especially golf courses, industrial and data centers, oil and gas operations, and the Imperial Valley in California. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golf course

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of golf course was in 1890

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“Golf course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20course. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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