Usually called a “course”, the golf course (in the sense of the rules) is the land where a round of golf is played.
The course is made up of 9 or 18 holes. The holes come in different shapes and sizes ranging from less than 100 m to more than 500 m.
In France, the surface area covered by golf courses increased from the 19th century, first due to the geographical or social proximity of the United Kingdom, then with other logics (real estate, tourism and land speculation) and with other forms of equipment; while the number of “licensees” increased tenfold between 1980 and 20161, the number of courses increased nearly fivefold2,3, including “in traditionally less golfing regions, and this sometimes to the detriment of the environment and landscape »
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