Golf & the Environment

November 2009
We introduce the Green Star Awards, a new annual award given to courses in recognition of their commitment to the environment. Find out which four facilities took home a '09 Green Star.

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Grass-Roots Advice: Senior editor Ron Whitten interviews 16 golf course superintendents of some America's finest courses on the greening -- and browning -- of the game.

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Golf Digest contributing editor and environmental author David Owen examines Las Vegas' conservation efforts and discusses a future with less water.

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From banning golf carts to forcing courses to list a carbon rating next to its slope, the Pulitzer-prize winner is full of ideas, but he needs some help. Learn how a change in your perception of the game can go a long way in making golf greener.

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In '97, the Danish government decided that to protect the nation's groundwater, it wanted to eradicate pesticides from all public lands -- including most of the country's golf courses.

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