Golf’s best courses are pretty much sprayed over chemical paint-jobs spewed up out of the hearts of environmental gems.
Hole in one.
Neurotoxic time bombs full of more artificials and preservatives than an average box of American junk food, and yet we call them greens.
Bogie.
With all the clubs flying all over South Florida, it’s a wonder there’s any birdies left. Let alone eagles.
Scratch.
Every basic principle of scientific evidence we have shows that the chemicals that make golf courses possible have severe effects on humans, plants, and animals.
Take Deering Bay’s Golf Course, found to contain arsenic in the soil, and arsenic in the groundwater (2002 final report).
It’s located in central Biscayne Bay, west side, in Coral Gables, in the area of Miami Dade’s richie-richiest homes.
The wealthiest people in the county playing golf at their local yacht club are just as responsible for pollution in Biscayne Bay as everybody else (myself included), and maybe moreso.
Anyway, pretty interesting data and with all the new money coming into the area for restoration, some thought gotta be given to how certain infrastructure can be adapted and updated to introduce less contamination into the area.
Whoever comes up with a non-toxic golf course could be a billionaire
