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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To help negate Irvine’s loss of open space from redeveloping the golf course, Irvine Co. also proposes donating to the city its avocado groves and nearby land in northern Irvine. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 May 2025 The Cessna 172 aircraft was meant to land at the nearby Santa Monica Airport, but instead had a bumpy landing on the golf course of the Riviera Country Club approximately 6 miles north. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 May 2025 So Kelce and Timberlake are tight on the golf course, but the friendship does not seem to extend to other sports. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 May 2025 Boy band veteran Justin Timberlake brought his choreography skills to the golf course with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and comedian Andrew Santino in a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday. Viola Flowers, NBC news, 1 May 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 13 May. 2025.

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