In the past, golf at night has not been popular, and the main reasons are probably:

1. Lights are expensive to install and operate.
2. Staff costs will increase if classes are kept open at night.
3. Many communities have lighting ordinances to regulate light pollution after dark.
4. In many states, the weather is not conducive to golf at night.
5. Many places don’t have enough golfers to keep busy after getting off work

However, with the improvement of lighting technology and facilities, golfing at night has gradually begun. What are the standards and requirements for lighting up golf courses at night? Let’s take a look.

Golf Course Lighting Standards

Golf courses are different from other sports fields because the field of this sport is larger; therefore, high-power LED lights are required. When lighting golf courses and driving ranges, a proper lighting plan is critical to maintaining uniformity and adequate lighting. To achieve the desired brightness, two types of lighting need to be considered; horizontal and vertical. Horizontal lighting refers to ground lighting, such as a golf course, while vertical lighting refers to lighting on the golfer’s face and body. The ratio of vertical to horizontal lighting needs to be 1.

Driving Range Lighting Standards

As with the golf course lighting standards, the golf driving range lighting aims to achieve sufficient lighting for the designated areas. Ideally, the ground lux level for recreational and training is approximately 200 to 300 lux. The brightness should be sufficient to ensure that golfers and spectators can see the trajectory of the golf. For the best outcome, a mix of LED lighting technology and golf range floodlights is recommended.

The lighting design ought to focus on the uniformity level. This allows for a clear view of the golf course. Quantification of uniformity is done on a scale of 0 to 1. At 1, the lux level reaches every spot of the course and ensures similar brightness levels. For every green area to have sufficient lighting, it is vital to have at least 0.5 of uniformity. For a top-class tournament, illumination uniformity of around 0.7 is needed.

Golf Course Lighting Design

When designing golf course lighting, in addition to the basic brightness and uniformity, we also need to fully consider avoiding shadows.

Unlike football sport, golf sport is a uni-directional sport. All we’re concerned with is the light going in one direction and lighting one side of the ball, so depending on the length of the hole, you might have a couple more between tee and green. When you get to each green, you want to attack that green from two sides to alleviate shadows. If you’re lighting it from just one side, you’re going to have a strong shadow. So, the number of poles really jumps up, especially to light a full, par-72, 18-hole course.

Why Choose HYH Lighting Floodlights for Gold Course?

Our Gold Course lighting solutions 100% do the following:

• 100% respect the lighting level defined by international standards;
• Provide no glare with excellent visibility and high visual comfort for players.
• Providing 75% energy saving by combining the best LED technology with our lighting system;
• Low glare lighting system, eliminate environmental light pollution and promote good community relations.
• Minimize maintenance work and costs.