eighteen holes

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A year after it opened, the course was converted from twelve to eighteen holes, and in 1896 it hosted its first major championships: the U.S.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 13, 2018

After lunch, Trump and I played eighteen holes, accompanied by a bodyguard and John Nieporte, the club’s head professional.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2017

During the first round of the 2001 British Open, I walked eighteen holes watching him play, and didn’t notice him acknowledge anybody except his fellow competitors and his caddy at the time, Steve Williams.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2015

Since it’s Woods, I’d prefer to wait and watch his first eighteen holes before passing judgment or making any wagers.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2015

"I feel so well," she returned, "that if this doctor of mine weren't such a Simon Legree, I could play you eighteen holes of golf for a box of gloves against a box of cigars."

From A Fool There Was by Browne, Porter Emerson