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Summer 2015 Turf Trends

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4 FROM THE EDITOR Golf & Water California golf courses are leading the way in learning how to cut water usage. This is the inevitable outcome for courses that want to remain open in the long term as the Golden State grapples with drought. The state's 914 golf course owners have no choice but to take action. Changes were being made long before Gov. Jerry Brown implemented the state's first mandatory water restrictions April 1. California is in the fourth year of a prolonged and dangerous drought, and lush golf courses have been an easy target for conservationists. The water restrictions "require campuses, golf courses, cemeteries and other large landscapes to make significant cuts in water use." The state's largest turf removal project taking place at North Ranch Country Club, 30 miles north of Los Angeles, is detailed on page 100. The grass reductions and landscaping adjustments haven't scared golfers away so far. Golfing is down nationally, and California has followed that trend. But the National Golf Foundation reports Allen Thayer that California's golf courses are largely staying operational—the number of courses dropped by just eight last year. Golf course owners nationwide would be wise to adopt some of the measures being used in California to conserve water in their own communities. RUNNING OUT OF WATER "This historic drought demands unprecedented action," Gov. Jerry Brown said while imposing California's first mandatory water restrictions April 1.

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