Golf courses are notorious for their negative impact on the environment. Destruction of natural habitat, fertilizer run-off and the use of carcinogenic pesticides are just a few of golf’s sins. On the other hand, the sport and its rambling courses appear to be gaining in popularity every year; (yes, I’ve hit a few errant balls into the woods myself).
So what to do? Go green, like Greg Norman’s Pelican Club, voted Best Eco-Friendly Golf Course, (this is all relative). The Pelican Club, located in Caloundra, Australia, (unless you’re a local, you’ll need to cash-in some of those carbon offsets to get there) has developed a chemical-free approach to green maintenance, and has installed nutrient filtration zones to protect nearby environmentally-sensitive wetlands. Many American golf courses should take note.
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Concerned about the future “green golfing environment”, check out the new Hybri-flite MD golf ball and its overall affect on reducing the ecological footprint of the modern alternative golf course. The compact Hybrid golf course concept addresses all of the major problems associated with negative environmental impact course design issues. Also, by appealing to a much greater segment of the average golfing public, it actually grows the game!
On the other hand…the Club Pelican Golf Course…still using lots of water, lots of poisons and lots of land… really nothing has changed… using same old reconstituted technology.