As many know, over the past few years, droughts have fueled the western U.S., causing a great lack of water. Lake Powell is an example of this, only currently filled to 26% of its capacity.
Rivers and waterways all across the west are drying up, causing a lack of water in western cities. People are asked to conserve water and take shorter showers.
The only people seeming to get away with this are country clubs. Golf courses all around the west are getting away with keeping the courses green, using so much water. Per year, a golf course uses on average 152.5 acre-feet of water per year to irrigate an 18-hole course.
As the land is drying up, golf courses seem to not have any restrictions. Colorado rivers are at an all-time low.
Even though only few play the sport, golf courses are particularly an upper-class sport, usually played by men, making it difficult for them to just stop watering the courses.
What can we do? The most noticeable option would be to shut down golf courses, and just keep a few of them going. Of course, most people are not the biggest fan of this.
Another idea is to compose new irrigation systems, reusing water and not wasting as much.
It is hard to believe that so much water is being used for the select few, while the majority are struggling.
source- https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/22/22988989/an-illogical-oasis-golf-course-water-usage-st-george-golf
The Current Environmental Crisis 
I agree that golf courses take up so much water and don’t positively contribute to the natural world
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I agree!
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