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.
Also called golf links.
Origin
1595-1605
British Dictionary definitions for golf links
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
golf links
plural noun
1.
a large open undulating stretch of land beside the sea laid out for the playing of golf See also links