Not sure exactly when the magic happened, but there are now over 10,000 active courses worldwide. There are even more courses than that when you count temp courses or practice areas!:hfive:
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That's cool.Not sure exactly when the magic happened, but there are now over 10,000 active courses worldwide. There are even more courses than that when you count temp courses or practice areas! :hfive:
Not sure exactly when the magic happened, but there are now over 10,000 active courses worldwide. There are even more courses than that when you count temp courses or practice areas!:hfive:
I'd count unlisted private courses that are playable by appointment, provided you make arrangements with the owner in advance, before I counted practice areas and temp courses.
...but that's just me.
Point is, there are over 10K places in the world where we can do our thing.
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That's cool.
I remember when Missouri had so few courses that we used to claim Rosedale to boost our numbers, and even at that we were still under 10. A lot has changed since then.
I find this graph interesting.
But here in Texas, you can play those 485 courses year round.
I really wish I would have written something down, but the first time I remember being aware of the number of overall courses I think it was between 600 and 700.I remember VA having 15 in the mid 90's. Search on this site now yields 172- I would imagine the actual number is around 190.
10,000 courses, yeah, but what percentage of those are actually worth playing, and/or make a good impression on newbies and the image of the sport?
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What are we after folks? Quantity or quality?
I'd count unlisted private courses that are playable by appointment, provided you make arrangements with the owner in advance, before I counted practice areas and temp courses.
10,000 courses, yeah, but what percentage of those are actually worth playing, and/or make a good impression on newbies and the image of the sport? So many are neglected and under-designed for sustainability and attractiveness. Most were rushed and opened before they were ready and it shows; widespread erosion and compaction (dusty elephant skin courses that destroy soil profiles). What are we after folks? Quantity or quality?
Quality is completely subjective. A newb on a top level gold course, may think the quality is awful. An experience gold level player on a neighborhood park, pitch and putt, may think the quality is awful. But, we should be building both. IMO, we should be building a lot more, safe, park pitch and putts.