Coachella Valley is known as a mecca of golf – in fact, it’s home to over 120 golf courses! But golf originated in Scotland – a country that sees more rain and gloom than sun. It’s no secret golf courses require tons of water to keep operating — so how do so many exist in an area that only gets around 3 inches of rain a year?

Further reading:

Historic UK
​​https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK....

Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
https://www.pspreservationfoundation....

Tourism Economics
https://cagolf.org/wp-content/uploads...

AP
https://apnews.com/article/5ebdc8da98...

KESQ Newschannel 3 (ABC)
https://kesq.com/news/2022/06/14/dese...

CVWD
http://www.cvwd.org/154/Where-does-my....

CVWD
https://ca-coachellavwd.civicplus.com...

Desert Sun
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/...

LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/st...

AP News
https://apnews.com/article/sports-bus...

CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/col...

GCM
https://www.gcmonline.com/research/ne...

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