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 county soon developed an interest in the land occupied by the golf course.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The golf course moment is fun, but Wetjen’s path to that call is just as interesting.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Three generations of Nicolsons have grown strawberries on this roughly 9-acre patch of land along Route 66, nestled in the shadows of Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains and tucked between a gas station, a golf course and a Walmart.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The shooting incident on Saturday marks the third attempt on his life, having had a bullet pierce his ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024 and being the target of an assassination attempt at his Florida golf course in September 2024.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The golf course moment is fun, but Wetjen’s path to that call is just as interesting.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Three generations of Nicolsons have grown strawberries on this roughly 9-acre patch of land along Route 66, nestled in the shadows of Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains and tucked between a gas station, a golf course and a Walmart.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The shooting incident on Saturday marks the third attempt on his life, having had a bullet pierce his ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024 and being the target of an assassination attempt at his Florida golf course in September 2024.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Golf course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20course. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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