Golf course maintenance is only half the ownership story. The land beneath the fairway can be worth more as housing than as golf.
The economics of owning a golf course start long before the first tee time. Payroll, irrigation, machinery and turf care have to be funded while weather decides how many golfers show up. This Daily Greenskeeper documentary follows the superintendent’s side of the balance sheet: what keeping a course playable demands, why a lost Saturday matters, and how the ownership model changes who ultimately pays.
Full documentary: youtu.be/cNqCHnQ1ZWs