golf course

American  

noun

golf courses plural

1. the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.

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golf course British  

noun

1. a general term for an area of ground, either inland or beside the sea, laid out for the playing of golf

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• golf courses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of golf course

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The golf course in Caraballeda has become an epicentre for the emergency response.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

This is a restaurant situated next to both a Greek sculpture-themed mini golf course and a feral cat colony, so it isn’t exactly unfamiliar with a little chaos.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

In his early teens, Shreiber worked at a golf course, then as a bus boy at the Ritz-Carlton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

According to Singleton, this wisdom that players inherit on the golf course — especially resilience and patience — translates to fatherhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Tim leads me out into the backyard, which kind of looks like a golf course where somebody trimmed every blade of grass with scissors.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Related Words

• fairway