Thought the story was very interesting.
I'm a guy who is a member of a club that's about 6,400, par 71 from the back tees. We have a total of about 106 acres. If you take the clubhouse, parking lot, driving range and the road that runs through the course out of the equation, we play golf on about 95 acres.
It's cramped in a couple of spots, but it isn't bad at all. And, not surprisingly, pace of play is pretty good. Also, the course, originally built in 1919, is super fun.