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

See Examples For:

golf course

Nearly every project he has undertaken or planned, from resurfacing the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to renovating a public golf course, has been met with legal challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Jane Baxter, whose home backs on to the golf course, said she and her husband had only minutes to collect essential belongings before being told to leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Featuring a high-end hotel, golf course and water park, the resort-style city's seafront offices and apartments were expected to be in high demand.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But as big productions left Los Angeles, the golf course became a backdrop mostly for commercials, magazine spreads and social media shoots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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