The nine-hole municipal course will mark its centennial in 2019 and while its annual deficits now approach a quarter-million dollars, a coalition of city crews, volunteers and a golf course designer who is largely working on a pro bono basis have been planning upgrades to lower maintenance costs and improve play in a way that…

While large swaths of the country cope with sub-zero temperatures, the eight golf courses in Marin County, Calif., are enjoying dry and mostly sunny days that are keeping golfers on the greens. Still, concerns about drought conditions loom as the courses search for ways to conserve water and hope for rain.