The Valuation of Parkland
Brownfield and Demolition Industries Work in Tandem

Reclaiming Land for Golf

By Paul Albanese

I have heard it all when it comes to designing a golf course on a brownfield: Can you design the methane stacks as hazards on the course? If you take a divot, is there an explosion? Although those questions are easily answered with a simple shake of the head and a smile, there are considerations to creating a golf course on a brownfield that merit attention.

Although creating a golf course on degraded property is not a new idea, the combination of current growth in brownfield redevelopment, governmental incentives to transform blighted property and golf operators looking for higher density markets has created a renewed interest in pursuing the option of developing a golf course on a brownfield.