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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With the construction of the new golf course comes businesses hungry for a spot on the block, meaning the deli owner might get priced out of his lease by a harbinger of gentrification: a hip smoothie shop with a pun in the name. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 The recently re-designed Great Hall of the Lodge, which offers sweeping views of the golf course, is adorned by large-scale cowhide quilts by Kyle Bunting that utilize patterns traditional to Appalachia that have been passed down through generations of women. Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Trump was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin at a rally in July and a man was charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at his golf course in September. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 There’s a gold golf club fitted to the lid of the trunk that references 007 and villain Auric Goldfinger’s first encounter on the golf course. Kathy Rose Obrien, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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