Source: Nearly all of the military golf courses are on US bases. Unsurprisingly, most are in the United States. However, greens can also be found throughout the Middle East, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. They somewhat coincide with strategic military locations, leaving states like Florida, Hawaii, and Virginia and countries like Germany and Japan covered with flags.

The military’s and programs, which run the courses (as well as library programs, youth programs, fitness centers, and bowling alleys), say they are designed to maintain troop morale and combat readiness during stressful situations or down time. According to MWR officials, military golf courses must “” be self-supporting; however, they are quite expensive to run. As journalist Nick Turse pointed out in, fairways and greens regularly need refurbishing. The US Golf Association estimates a standard 18-hole course can cost around a ye ar in maintenance fees.

(Building a golf course can cost $1.6 to $4.5 million.) Just last year, the Pelican Bay Golf Course at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base shut down after running a since 2006. The quality of military golf courses can differ dramatically, ranging from the sprawling outside Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, to a couple of holes plopped in the highlands of, Iraq. The terrain is further varied. The military operates its golf courses in, surrounded by, and just outside the notorious detention center in.

It also boasts the ““—a single par 3 just below the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. Estimates of the total number of courses vary. In, Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire called out the Pentagon for spending $14 million a year to maintain 300 courses. Today, the most commonly reported number of courses is, but a thorough search turned up 194.

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