Geography of Golf The origins of golf are unclear and very much talked about. It is generally accepted that modern golf developed in Scotland during the mioddle ages. The game did not find international popularity until the late 19th century,when it spread to the United Kingdom and then to the British Empire and the United States. Presently,golf is very popular in many countries including Ireland where there are over 300 golf courses.There are over 287,000 people playing golf in Ireland. Ireland is considered to be Europe's number one golfing nation. Golf courses have a long  term association with coastal areas, known as links courses.There are also excellent parkland courses situated all over the World. In recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the number of golf courses and golf resorts have grown rapidly. Recent discoveries are resort destinations, and  golf courses are normally associated with substantial real estate development, hotels and related facilities. In drier regions like the Mediterranean where rain is uncommon, the issue of water rarity is of particular concern.  Because of the hot climate and the tendency for tourists to use more water while on holiday than they do at home, the total amount used can run up to 440 litres regular a day.  This is almost double what the inhabitants of an average Spanish city use.  The of a golf course is very important and many members of various golf courses like to have a clean well kept golf course, you will often see workers cutting the grass, raking the bunkers and cleaning the greens, a good golf course needs round the clock care, it needs to be watered very regularlily. The location of a golf course is very important because the land must be soft but not too soft that when is rains it is unplayable, the ground must be sanded regurarly and it must not be too hot that the grass does not grow, it must have a moderate climate and not be too hot or two cold, the land must have free space for rough and out of bounds, a lot of the trees planted in golf courses are planted deliberately as an obstacle to the golfer, the trees or bushes would be unable to grow if they do not get enough sun or water. many golf courses have various types of wildlife, including: dear rabbit cats moles birds hairs wild dogs