The environmental benefits of golf courses Well-managed golf courses provide substantial ecological and community benefits. Among the best ways to reclaim and restore environmentally damaged sites, such as landfills. Businesses that contribute substantially to communities through employment, taxes, property value improvement and enormous charitable support.
Science is on our side.
Independent university research supports the fact that well-managed golf courses do not pose significant risks to environmental quality, wildlife or human health. The modern pesticides and fertilizers used to maintain healthy golf course turf have been thoroughly tested and are considered safe when used according to label directions. Today's golf course superintendents are educated professionals who care about environmental quality. Most of today's superintendents have college degrees and substantial continuing education. Superintendents are the nation's leading practitioners of integrated pest management, a philosophy that reduces the potential environmental risks of pesticide usage.