During the past year of drought, while many Californians have heeded the call to conserve and managed to achieve water-savings of nearly 25 percent statewide, one group of water users hasn’t measured up: the golf courses that spread out across thousands of acres in the desert.

A Desert Sun analysis of data provided by water districts reveals that golf courses in the Coachella Valley used just 8 percent less water during the 12-month period ending in May as compared to the same months in 2013.