Golf Courses Reborn as Warehouse Centers in E-Commerce Rush

Onondaga County’s Liverpool Public Golf and Country Club in the Central New York town of Clay on January 14, 2020. (After)Photographer: Planet Labs Inc.

The pandemic-driven surge in demand for e-commerce has attracted warehouse developers to an unlikely business prospect: turning old golf courses into distribution centers.

Since the mid-2000s, golf has been suffering from fewer players and more course closures. The pandemic has giving the sport a boost because it offers both outdoor entertainment and social distancing. But as other leisure activities resume, many expect the sport’s headwinds to pick up again.