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- 1Japan Turns Abandoned Golf Courses Into Solar Farms●Short on Land, Japan Is Building Solar Farms on Old Golf Courses
Japan is converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar farms as the country struggles to find open land for renewable energy. With mountainous terrain, limited flat space and growing pressure to cut emissions, developers see retired golf facilities, many closed after declining demand, as ready-made sites with existing grid access for solar panels.
- 2Japan Turns Abandoned Golf Courses Into Solar Farms●Old Golf Courses Are Helping Japan Find Room for More Solar
Japan is converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar power sites, easing the country's shortage of open land for renewable energy. As golf's popularity declines, closed courses offer flat, sunny, pre-cleared terrain well suited to panels. Bloomberg reports the trend is accelerating as Japan pushes to expand renewable capacity to meet its climate and energy security goals.
- 3Japan turns abandoned golf courses into solar farms●Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /09/28/compa
Japan is building solar farms on disused golf courses because the country lacks open land for large-scale renewable projects. As golf's popularity declines, operators are converting closed courses into solar generation sites, offering a rare spacious alternative in a densely populated nation where flat, unused land is scarce.
- 4Japan turns to abandoned golf courses for solar farms▼Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses
Japan is converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar farms, as the country has almost no free land left for renewable energy projects. Hundreds of golf courses have closed since the 1990s economic bubble, leaving wide, open, sun-exposed sites that suit panels well. Energy commentators see it as a practical answer to Japan's land scarcity and its push to cut carbon emissions.
- 5Scottie Scheffler praised for sportsmanship after fan disrupts Echavarria's swing●Scottie Scheffler shows class after fan disrupts Nico Echavarria's swing
Scottie Scheffler won praise after a fan disrupted Nico Echavarria's swing during a PGA Tour event, with Scheffler reacting with visible class and sportsmanship toward his fellow competitor. Golf fans are highlighting the moment as an example of the world number one's composure and respect for opponents under pressure.
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A men's college golf team finished in a tie for fifth place at a tournament held at Chambers Bay, the well-known links course in University Place, Washington. Details on which school was involved or the tournament name were not immediately available beyond the result itself.
- 7Newsom signs bill banning tee time scalping at public golf courses▼Brokers gobble up tee times at public golf courses, resell them. Newsom signs bill to ban that practice
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill prohibiting brokers from booking blocks of tee times at public golf courses and reselling them at a markup. The practice has frustrated golfers who struggle to secure affordable tee times at popular municipal courses, prompting lawmakers to act against commercialized scalping of public recreation slots.