DENVER – As Denver enters the second full week of Stage 1 drought restrictions, viewers have been emailing Denver7 with questions about why golf courses look as green as they do, and how they will maintain playable conditions throughout the season.
Viewers have shared concerns over water usage at local courses, with one resident calling it hypocritical to water golf courses while their local community is urging residents and farmers to not irrigate.
Denver7’s Tyler Melito took those concerns to Denver Golf’s Director of Agronomy Pam Smith, who said her team is reducing water usage by 20% across the city’s seven public golf courses, as is required by Denver Water under the current drought restrictions…