Golf properties in the Bay Area are dealing with the state-wide drought in different ways, some opting to leave swaths of land unirrigated, while others chase expensive recycled water, and some are even forced to close.

Nearing completion, the Learning Center and Golf Academy will be the heart of the club’s practice facility.

In Part One of our “Industry in Transition” series, we suggest key areas that all the club and resort properties can focus on, to help reverse the trends and get more people of age and types out to play more golf (and enjoy what they do).