Why are golf courses still so lush and green?

Golf courses work at being good water stewards by practicing effective water management. Efficient landscape watering practices result in attractive, healthy turf and vegetation. Golf courses are governed by strict guidelines established by the Arizona Department of Water Resources and must adhere to detailed water management plans. The golf courses in Mesa use canal water, ground water, or reclaimed water, which is highly treated wastewater. In fact, Leisure World in Mesa was one of the first golf courses in Arizona to begin using reclaimed water. The benefit of using these alternative sources on golf courses is that it saves the treated drinking water for other uses such as cooking and bathing.