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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Step 6: Diversify into the golf course and mango pickle industries. Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025 When people think of Tiger Woods progeny on the golf course, everyone's minds immediately go to his son, Charlie. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Owners also enjoy playing at the championship golf course. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025 And while there’s no pool, guests have access to the nearby Mandarin Oriental Canouan and Canouan Estate, which also has tennis courts and a Jim Fazio–designed 18-hole golf course. Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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