Originally Posted by EonBlue

Fair enough. I understand about water contamination and soil salinity. But properly applied herbicides and fertilizers should not persist in the environment though they will if over-applied. I guess that tends to happen more often in arid areas.

I agree that it is quite a fool's errand to be greening golf courses in the desert - just as I think it is ridiculous to have large cities there.

But for those of us that live in areas with abundant rainfall, abundant fresh water and abundant land I find the OP's generalized attack on golf courses to be ridiculous - especially when he makes it out to be a game for the uber-rich.


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