Golf Courses vs. The Environment
<p>Southern California’s Coachella Valley, a “land of permanent drought,” is home to <a href="https://eu.desertsun.com/story/sports/golf/2022/09/06/historic-drought-puts-pressure-golf-courses-cut-water-usage/7939998001/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">120 golf courses</a>. Some of these manicured desert oases guzzle <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-09/steve-lopez-column-heat-drought-coachella-valley-golf-courses-water-use" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">one million gallons</a> of water <em>per day</em>.</p>
<p>But the drying Colorado River and other regional water supply concerns are creating an overdue <a href="https://eu.desertsun.com/story/sports/golf/2023/01/12/water-officials-message-golf-industry-must-do-more-to-meet-ongoing-drought/69799576007/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">sense of urgency</a> in the Coachella Valley golf community. The days of limitless water might be numbered.</p>
<p>Golf’s environmental problems are acute in California, but they’re national issues. Golf is a global sport, but the US is home to <a href="https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/how-many-golf-courses-are-there-in-the-world-182153" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">43% of the world’s golf courses</a>. It makes sense. Golf is the ultimate sprawling land use, and nobody sprawls like Americans.</p>
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