Before the conversion, the Farms would use about 214-acre feet- or 70 million gallons — of water per year in irrigation from a reservoir just north of the course. To put in perspective, Thorner said, an acre-foot of water can satisfy two-and-a-half families’ drinking water needs for a year.
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In California, an average 18-hole golf course sprawls over 110 to 115 acres and conservatively uses almost 90 million gallons of water per year, enough to fill 136 Olympic-size swimming pools, said Mike Huck, a water management consultant who works with golf courses statewide.
Courses around the U.S. suck up around approximately 2.08 billion gallons of water per day for irrigation. That's about 130,000 gallons per day per course, according to the golf industry.
Using water use data nationally, an 18-hole golf course uses an average of 152.5 acre-feet of water per year to irrigate 80.7 acres of turfgrass.
Golf, he said, consumes less than 1% of all water used in California, but nearly 25% of Coachella Valley water.
In fact, an increasing number of courses are using effluent water – often referred to as “gray water.” Government regulations and water availability have led to the increased use of gray water at golf facilities, says Brian Vinchesi, design engineer at Irrigation Consulting Inc., Pepperell, Mass.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. golf courses consume more than 2 billion gallons of water per day, and since one in every 17 of U.S. courses is located in arid and semi-arid California, our 921 courses consume a sizable chunk of that total daily.
Government statistics show that golf courses in and around Phoenix consume more water than any other place in the country. Maricopa County golf courses averaged more than 80 million gallons daily for irrigation, according to a 2010 U.S. Geological Survey report.
A healthy, high-quality turf may need up to 1¾ inches of water per week to keep it growing vigor- ously under hot, dry, windy summer conditions. This total water requirement includes both rainfall and irrigation.
The records show 219 golf courses across Arizona used a total of 119,478 acre-feet of water in 2019. The average amount of water used per course was 504 acre-feet during the year, or about 450,000 gallons a day.
According to a survey conducted by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) approximately 12% of golf courses in the US use recycled water for irrigation, which preserves potable water for human uses.
Water use has a major influence on the playability of a golf course. Judicious water use that emphasizes firm, fast conditions is more enjoyable for all skill levels of golfers and is a goal that the USGA strongly supports.
Water-Thirsty Golf Courses Need to Go Green And we're using reclaimed water in a very specific, measured way." A lot of golf courses use recycled or reclaimed water, but Friedlander says Pelican Hill is different. "We're here at the practice facility at Pelican Hill golf club.
La Morada is the name of the guesthouse designed for prospective land buyers of the Santa Fe Land Improvement Co and later expanded to become a hotel, which is now known as the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.
#13 is both the Signature hole and the most challenging at the RSFGC. In 1937 Bing Crosby sponsored the first Bing Crosby Pro-Am Tournament. He invited a select group of golf professionals and friends from Hollywood to play the RSF course and called the tournament the Clambake . What began as Bing’s golfing party has evolved into today’s pro-am format and is an integral part of many of the modern PGA tournaments. WWII interrupted the RSF Clambake after 6 years but restarted in 1947 at Pebble Beach and played there until 1986. Though under a different name the tournament still lives on at Pebble Beach. Rancho Santa Fe is still known as Home of the Clambake. It is a fitting tribute that #13 be named after this special piece of golfing history.
On December 3, 1927, Max was hired for design and construction supervision of the RSF golf course. The course was opened for play on June 5, 1929.
Looking down the fairway from the tee you can see the rolling hills and curves that remind you of a roller coaster. Course strategy is a must on this hole!