C8 wrote:FWIW- while they are easy targets for ire, golf courses comprise the tiny fraction of land vs. farming in terms of chemicals applied per acre
What's more, golf course are on the decline already and are closing at historic rates as demographic changes reduce interest in the sportWave of golf course closures leaves owners stuck in the rough
More than 800 golf courses have closed in the last decade nationwide, creating a huge real estate problem.
https://www.startribune.com/wave-of-gol ... 391352721/
With morbid obesity /obesity / videogames and browsing on the rise, and busy, successful people more into power-walking, serious weight training, and mainly time efficiency for all things, including exercise, I can't say I'm surprised.
Plus in cities, just imagine how much money they can get for selling prime golf course land for space for more malls, more houses, etc.
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Land use is a sore spot with me. My city, Lexington, KY used to have a LOT of very beautiful horse farms in the outskirts and near the city. So many it made our area somewhat unique, and known for the horses. A tragic/huge amount of them are gone, but we have a HELL of a lot of housing spread, lots more shopping, lots more roads and traffic, etc. (like any random city).