GOLF & THE ENVIRONMENT

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How Green Is Golf?: By John Barton
Illustration: Christoph Niemann May 2008; We talked to seven leading thinkers at the intersection of golf and the environment.; Introduction: How Green is Golf?; The Course Architect: Mike Hurdzan; The Activist: Jay Feldman; The Course Superintendent: Jeff Carlson; The Regulator: Robert Wood; The Advocate: Ronald G. Dodson; The Grass Expert: James T. Snow; The Environmentalist: Brent Blackwelder

The Research Says ...: Prepared by: The Research Resource Center of Golf Digest Publications May 2008; Want to know what America thinks about golf? After conducting attitude surveys in 1994 and 2002, in late 2007 Golf Digest did two pieces of research, one with a sample of 350 golfers, and another with a sample of 650 golfers and nongolfers. The surveys were carried out via 12-minute telephone interviews -- 1,000 of them in all.; View the complete survey results (PDF)

Global Warming: By Mike Stachura
Map By L-Dopa
Map source: Weiss and Overpeck/University of Arizona; There are more than a thousand golf courses in the United States that can be considered "coastal." More than half of them could be gone by the end of this century because of global warming.; Read Article >>; View a list of courses in jeopardy (PDF)

A Call To Action: By John Barton
Illustration: Christoph Niemann; You can do plenty of things to make a difference. Here's what you can do to help.; Read Article >>

Golf Digest Changes Its View On Conditioning: By the Editors
Illustration: Christoph Niemann; To do our part, Golf Digest has redefined the Conditioning category used in our various course rankings.; Read Article >>