golf course

noun

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.

golf course

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of golf course¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Why give the Americans a golf course type that they were used to — soft, grassy fairways and smooth-rolling greens — when the links courses usually drove them nuts.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's definitely some tricks to this golf course, things you've got to get used to," he said.

From BBC

Federal prosecutors say that by quickly nabbing popular early morning tee times almost immediately after they were available to the public, the brothers “created a monopoly” of Southern California golf courses.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is the gridiron, not a golf course. Do not walk. Finish!” he bellowed.

From Los Angeles Times

The trip comes two months after the president spent four days in Scotland, where he met politicians and visited his golf courses.

From BBC

Related Words

• fairway