[Guardian]

It's only a few square miles for a pastime that's a good part of our culture though! I never played golf, but I used to do a lot of cycling and I would go to the golf course and do a couple loops and get a good 15 miles in. Nothing really beats the scenery.

There are over 34,000 in the world (15,000 in the US) and they average 75 acres per course. That's over 2.5 million acres of land.

besides, as far as sports areas go, golf courses are really good for the environment and stuff given it doubles as a greenspace.

Couldn't be farther from the truth.
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