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 company’s lawyer says roughly 50 feet of golf course has slipped off the club’s seaside edge over the past three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

The park first opened in 1974, with a mini golf course, waterslides and go-karts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

"Some sort of re-wilding because of its setting would be lovely...whether it's integrated with a golf course or change of use, it's an open canvass and it's a once in a generation opportunity."

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Along with hundreds of homes, the developer plans an 18-hole golf course and a marina on aquamarine Flathead Lake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

But I think Thursday morning we were moved to the golf course at the Presidio, another army base slightly to the east of the Golden Gate.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Related Words

• fairway