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Golf Courses to Parks?12-01-09 | News

Golf Courses to Parks?

This is Valle Arriba Golf Club (above) in the middle of Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela?EUR??,,????'?????<

Turning golf courses into public parks, or to make room for more housing in urban areas? That?EUR??,,????'?????<

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According to GolfCourse.com’s directory of Golf Courses, there are 16,944 golf courses in the U.S. Here?EUR??,,????'?????<

Public: 7,955
Resort: 995
Private: 4,256
Semi-Private: 3,541
Military: 197

The top five states with the most courses are:
Florida: 1,261
California: 1,007
Michigan: 971
Texas: 906
New York: 886

In China, where so many things are booming, golf is growing fast, with over 200 courses now built. Mission Hills China is now the world’s largest golf course, according to Guinness World Records, and was recently ranked 17 out of 100 in a poll of “Top 100 Courses You Must Play.”