Historic drought puts pressure on golf courses to cut water usage
In charge of 500 acres of irrigated turf at Sun City Palm Desert, including two 18-hole golf courses, parks and softball fields for the 50-and-over community of 5,000 homes, Tyler Truman is no stranger to concerns about how much water the courses and the surrounding areas are using. … As the drought in the southwest deepens, with a first-ever Level 2a Shortage Condition declared for the Colorado River – a major source of water for the desert and all of Southern California — golf courses in the Coachella Valley are aware that golf is always a target for those looking at water usage.