A result of modern equipment is that today's players can hit the ball much farther than previously.

As a result, because of de-

mand from course customers who possess this enhanced equipment, and also out of an expressed concern for safety, golf
course architects have had to lengthen and widen golf courses. Where a 7,000-yard course used to be a great rarity, courses
measuring 7,500-yards are now not uncommon, and courses of 8,000-yards are being contemplated. The cause of modern sci-
ence allows these specifications that cause more acreage to be used up. All this has led to a ten-percent increase in the
acreage required to build a typical course. These modern updates are very positive in today's society but at the cost of putting in
much more crucial and efficient societal issues. At the same time, water restrictions established by communities have forced
courses to limit the amount of maintained turf grass. While most modern 18-hole golf courses occupy as much as 60 hectares
(150 acres) of land, the average course has 30 hectares (74 acres) of maintained turf.[31][32]
Golf courses can be built on sandy areas along coasts, on abandoned farms, among strip mines, and quarries, and in deserts
and forests. Many Western countries have instituted environmental restrictions on where and how courses are allowed to be
built.[33][34] The problem in today's society with building multibillion-dollar courses is that it takes the place for much better use of
land. Those methods of use include building communities for the homeless and under privileged, national parks and foresty for
tourism, growth of wildlife, and animals to roam free. There is also a problem with giving up farm land which is a top necessity in
the US economy which causes problems in the supply chain.[35]
In some parts of the world, attempts to build courses and resorts have led to protests, vandalism, and violence. Populists per-
ceive golf as an elitist activity, and thus golf courses become a target for popular opposition. Resisting golf tourism and golf's ex-
pansion has become an objective of some land-reform movements, especially in the Philippines and Indonesia. These causes
are valiant but only come to more divide, then instead of coming to conclusions and to agree and make more efforts of making
this game more eco friendly.
In The Bahamas, opposition to golf developments has become a national issue. Residents of Great Guana Cay and Bimini, for
example, are engaged in legal and political opposition to golf developments on their islands, for fear the golf courses will destroy
the nutrient-poor balance on which their coral reef and mangrove systems depend.
In Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in arid regions, golf courses have been constructed on nothing more than oil-covered sand. Play-
ers may use a roller on the "greens" to smooth the intended path before putting. In November 2022, four Saudi Arabian golf
courses were certified by the GEO foundation that solidifies those courses pledge and to higher the sustainability in the courses
in the area and to improve economic output. This act was supported by very strict laws in Saudi Arabia including stewardship,
carbon and climate footprint reducal, and restoration of the economy as well.[36]
A course in Coober Pedy, Australia, consists of nine holes dug into mounds of sand, diesel fuel, and oil, with no grass appearing
anywhere on the course. Players carry a small piece of astroturf from which they tee the ball. Other Australian golf courses in lo-
cations where water is scarce or water conservation is a priority sometimes feature "scrapes" in place of greens. These are
made of fine dirt which requires raking between uses but does not require watering.[citation needed]
Audubon International has an educational and certification program for golf courses to achieve higher environmental standards
and become a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.[37]
While golf courses are a big target of pollution and global warming, there has been good efforts of evolving golf into a game
which helps the environment and not the latter of destroying it. Golf courses often create large green spaces that serve as habi-
tats for various plants and animals. Some courses incorporate natural features and wildlife corridors, contributing to biodiversity.
This is a big step forward in the movement towards a greener environment. Golf courses as a whole also typically require sub-
stantial water for irrigation. Properly managed courses can showcase efficient water management practices, such as the use of
reclaimed water or sustainable irrigation systems. These are the first crucial stages to conquer environmental issues and the
problems within the golf industry. The sustainability issue hits when animals and non invasive plant life are displaced and alter-
ation and distortion to many prominent swamps, wetlands, and other prominent wildlife fixtures.[38]
Gallery

The Tammer Golf Course in the Ruotula

district of Tampere, Finland.
Fountain pond at Seltenheim Golf Course
Klagenfurt-Seltenheim, Austria. Fairway at Lord Howe Golf Course, Lord
Howe Island, NSW, Australia.
Water feature at the Shell Point Golf
Course, Iona, Florida. Golf course in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii

See also