Golf golf course consists of 18 holes, but nine-hole courses are common and can be played twice through for a full round of 18 holes. Early Scottish golf courses were primarily laid out on links land, soil-covered sand dunes directly inland from beaches. This gave rise to the term "golf links", particularly applied to seaside courses and those built on naturally sandy soil inland. The first 18-hole golf course in the United States was on a sheep farm in Downers Grove, Illinois, in 1892. The course is still there today. Every round of golf is based on playing a number of
Springfield Golf Club Springfield Golf Club Springfield Golf Club is a golf course in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Mohawk Valley about eight miles northwest of the Eugene-Springfield area. Part of the course is located along the Mohawk River. The 18-hole course is just over 6700 yards. Springfield Golf Club was established in 1957 by a group of around 40 neighbors who purchased farmland and turned it into a six-hole golf course. The course grew to nine-holes, and then to 18-holes in the 1980s. Later a clubhouse was added to the club. Springfield Golf Club is still owned by its