However, according to studies by the ROC Forestation Association, at an average area of 60 hectares, an 18-hole golf course, serving 320 players per day, requires seven to 1,150 to 3,500 tonnes of irrigation, or seven to 15 tonnes per person--a full 15 to 30 times the average per capita water consumption. This statistic provides a good picture of the resource consumption at a typical golf course.
然而，根據中華民國造園學會的研究指出，一個十八洞的球場約佔六十公頃，平均一天可服務三百二十人次，耗水量是一千一百五十到三千五百公噸，平均起來每人次的耗水量是七到十五公噸，約一般人日常生活量的十五到三十倍，高爾夫的消耗資源由此可知。