fairway
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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
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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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