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Originally Posted by JMK
Bonneville golf course is one of my favorites in Utah.
There are plenty of people who golf for recreation. I don't think public land for golf is a bad thing. It is a gem because of its convenient location and reasonable cost.
I like to walk the course and frequent Bonneville and Nibley many times more than the city parks.
Not trying to start a war with you, but there is more than 1% of the population that plays golf.
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Sure, 2%. Golf is an example of a sport that requires a lot of money to invest in equipment, fees, etc. - like Polo, Sailing, car racing, etc. - this alone leads many people to shy away from golfing. Its very much a "1%" sport.
I would be okay with large swaths of land being used up for golf, but the problem is that
1. we can't afford to water golf courses
2. if 170 acres of land in the east bench are accessible only to people who are there to pay to play golf, then I'm not okay with it. Its open space, but its not being preserved as a natural gem or a park. Therefore, it isn't really public land, and that's why I'm not okay with the large amount of land golf has swallowed up in SLC - especially when SLC has a lower area of parks per capita than other large cities. You shouldn't have to pay to get into a park. Golfing is entirely suited to suburban settings, not the east bench.