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

Examples of golf course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Show Low, about 10 miles from Pinetop, has nine golf courses. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024 The resort recently revamped its Brooks’ Bar & Deck, which overlooks the golf course. Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024 Related article Six bull sharks inadvertently made their home on an Australian golf course. Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024 North Korea has also sought to host international sporting events of its own, including an annual amateur golf tournament held on the same golf course used by Kim Jong-un. Koh Ewe, TIME, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for golf course 

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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 19 Aug. 2024.

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