How golf courses are adapting to a changing world
[S]evere drought, which affected 90% of the state by the end of 2022, led to historic water restrictions in Southern California — impacting millions of people. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power says L.A.-based golf courses use about 1.6 billion gallons of drinking water each year, about 1% of the total potable water used in the city. Meanwhile, courses use only about one billion gallons of recycled water. Those restrictions are also pushing golf courses across the region to incorporate new technology to become more efficient with their water usage.