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Definition of a Green Golf Course
What is a green golf course? In this study I define a green golf course as, "any course where the superintendent is taking steps towards, or is balancing, management and maintenance decisions and practices with the needs and desires of both golfers and the environment."
| Benefits Green golf courses have the potential to be a great benefit to the environment. They provide an avenue for people to experience the outdoors, they can provide and protect wildlife habitat, protect topsoil from water and wind erosion, filter and absorb water, and make economic contributions to communities. Research has proved golf courses to be a benefit to the environment and human health; however, research has also found golf courses to contaminate water, and reduce native species. Thus, it is in the hands of the greens keepers, the demands of the golfers, and the collaboration between the two groups to determine the impacts every golf course will have. |
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Recommendations
Recommendations made are based primarily off of the data I collected from
RI superintendents, as well as background research. The recommendations
are mostly geared towards superintendents; however, they can also apply
to individuals looking to maintain a healthy lawn, or groundskeepers of
athletic fields or recreational parks. Recommendations were made in the
following categories: General,
water, turf,
and pesticides.