Golf course Golf course A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played. It comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick ("pin") and hole ("cup"). A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes. Most courses contain 18 holes; some share fairways or greens, and a subset has nine holes, played twice per round. Par-3 courses consist of nine or 18 holes all of which have a par of three strokes. Many older courses are links, often coastal. Courses are private,
Palouse Ridge Golf Club Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport. Palouse Ridge replaced a sub-standard 9-hole "WSU Golf Course" that opened in 1925, and was mostly an unimproved recreational track. It had dual tees, but measured under for par 72, with a course rating of 65.4 and a slope of 110. The holes originally extended west to Stadium Way, now a parking lot, and later began on the east side of Bailey–Brayton Field, in the area now occupied by tennis courts. (Replacement holes were constructed on the east end of the layout, in the area now occupied by the 18th (reversed) and 9th holes.) Long targeted for