The proposed project includes a 7-acre surf lagoon as well as two multistory buildings and would be built on a portion of the Newport Beach Golf Course.

Tensions are rising in ritzy Newport Beach, California. The conflict? A proposed wave pool, which would take over a portion of an existing golf course.

Golf. The location of the proposed wave pool is on the take-off end of John Wayne Airport, and it would usurp a portion of the land currently occupied by the 18-hole Newport Beach Golf Course.

There’s mixed opinions about the Newport Beach proposed project, which would take over a section of the Newport Beach Golf Course.

The location of the proposed wave pool is on the take-off end of John Wayne Airport, and it would usurp a portion of the land currently occupied by the 18-hole Newport Beach Golf Course.