<P> A result of modern equipment is that today 's players can hit the ball much farther than previously . As a result , because of demand 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 . All this has led to a ten - percent increase in the acreage required to build a typical course . 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 . </P>
<P> A result of modern equipment is that today 's players can hit the ball much farther than previously . As a result , because of demand 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 . All this has led to a ten - percent increase in the acreage required to build a typical course . 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 . </P>
how much land does a golf course need
how much land does a golf course need
as much as 60 hectares ( 150 acres ) of land
as much as 60 hectares ( 150 acres ) of land