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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Money to the restaurants and the breweries and a golf course there that takes Canadian dollars too. — NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 There are rows upon rows of million-plus-dollar single family homes, two public libraries, the largest campuses for Miami Dade College and Baptist Health, three golf courses and a couple dozen public parks and green spaces. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 The golf course would be transformed from its original layout of three courses with 36 holes to a single 18-hole championship course, per the outlet. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 The five-star Palmares Beach Hotel offers up to 20 rooms and suites, many of which have individual balconies with expansive views across the golf course into the Atlantic Ocean, for those seeking a more conventional luxury hotel experience. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for golf course

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Sep. 2026.

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