title: @1reluctantcog: It has been revealed to me that US golf courses consumed 6x as much water as all US datacenters are ...
author: @1reluctantcog
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published: 2026-03-18T17:06:58+00:00
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It has been revealed to me that US golf courses consumed 6x as much water as all US datacenters are projected to consume in 2030!
I for one would like an immediate moratorium on Golf until we can figure out what's going on.
It appears we need a pledge from PGA and past, present, and future Masters champions to not burden other water consumers. Also Congress should mandate golf course water usage reporting.
Andy Masley (@AndyMasley)
This is a work in progress but I made a visual that compares how much water AI and data centers use in total to other industries. Relies on a lot of botecs I justify in the methodology. andymasley.com/visuals/water…
Video
— https://nitter.net/AndyMasley/status/2034036922884968545#m