Shorter, wilder courses and ample room for habitat are just some of the transformations coming to golf. By Lisa Owens Viani Ephemeral drainages will be restored in Larsen Meadow, the former back nine of San Geronimo Golf Course. Photo by Erica Williams, courtesy Trust for Public Land. One outcome of the last housing boom was a glut of golf courses built to market new suburban developments. As courses have closed or sat vacant, planners and communities have debated their next best use. But despite declines, there has also been a bit of a rebound in the industry over the past six years, with new demand for shorter courses with less…