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fairway

[fair-way] / ˈfɛərˌweɪ /
NOUN
golf course
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The plan would make the Trump International Club in West Palm Beach -- where the 80-year-old billionaire often spends weekends on the fairway -- into an official sanctuary for his successors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Fox grabbed the driver out of the bag and launched a crackerjack of a 330-yard tee-shot into the middle of the fairway.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The stately, 9,694-square-foot residence overlooks the 17th fairway of The Governors Club golf course.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

PGA Tour data from the Genesis showed virtually all the men played down the left fairway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

When Roy got to the golf course, he locked his bike to the pipes of a water fountain and set off jogging down the same fairway where he’d gotten clobbered.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

For golf courses this means the greens and tees can be irrigated but the fairways cannot.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

In particular, he steeled himself during a third round when he kept missing fairways but managed to save par after par.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

The American cut a frustrated figure at times despite hitting 12 out of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

With additional funds promised from others, Mr. Coyne oversaw plans for the following year: a partial rerouting of the course, several new fairways and a top-to-bottom clubhouse makeover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

A golden afternoon on the golf course, the fairways lush and green, and he was teeing it up on the first hole.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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