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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Hamilton met Humphrey and former teammate Geno Stone at a local golf course last summer. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 In many ways, Coffman is tasked with maintaining a Bonsai golf course—a miniature version of the real thing. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Schedule a tee time at Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s The Ocean Course, which (according to the Golf Digest 2023-2024 ranking) is the number three public golf course in America. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025 In the end, however, Johnson was able to flip two holdouts who switched to support him, with help from Trump, who called the dissenting Republican lawmakers from the golf course. Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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