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Statewide information verifies this shortage of golf courses open to the public in the San Joaquin County area. The following ratios demonstrate the unbalance: Availability of Golf Facilities Area Residents per Public Hole United States 2,052 USGA Pacific Region (CA, OR, WA) 2,579 California 3,146 San Diego County 1,989 Fresno County 3,364 Santa Clara County 3,889 Sacramento County 3,956 San Joaquin County 3,472 Source: National Golf Foundation The San Joaquin County statistics include the Tracy area population. Management of the Tracy course believes that often during the season the play is already exceeding the maximum and preferred usage level for a course of its size and condition. As population growth in south San Joaquin County and the Tracy area accelerates, the existing courses will be less able to provide reasonable playing opportunities for the number of golfers who want to use it. Without the new golf course proposed in the Rancho San Joaquin project, the long-term outlook is as follows: • Reduced opportunity for instruction for beginners and intermediate golfers. • Increased scheduling problems at existing courses. • Wear and tear on existing courses. It is anticipated that at least 60,000-65,000 rounds will be played at the Rancho San Joaquin golf facilities each year. Of the total players it is expected that 65 percent will be non-residents of the project. The developers of Rancho San Joaquin will bear the cost of golf course construction and operation and maintenance will not be tax-supported. With the Rancho San Joaquin golf course, the south San Joaquin area will gain a substantial recreational facility open to the public in a highly accessible central location while alleviating overcrowding at existing golf courses in the area. Open Space The proposed project also anticipates the County's quality-of-life goal of its new General Plan in that it will provide a substantial open space area in the form of a golf course, a Nature Preserve and greenways. These common open space areas will amount to more than 40 percent of the project site. 32