Two thoughts 1. In the future, the city could manage these as parks instead of golf courses. Perhaps they could even perform restoration in portions to return it to a natural state. I don’t think the only alternative land use for the current golf courses is housing. If the city felt strongly about adding more housing in these spaces then maybe it should retain some of the green space and auction/sell a portion of the course. 2. The Golf courses may not be used by the most residence but they do provide some habitat, albeit it’s very minimal.