An Interesting Fact

An average 18-hole golf course soaks up at least 525,000 gallons of water a day? Perhaps not a significant statistic for those of us who live in a climate where rain falls regularly, but the same quantity of water would also supply the irrigation needs of 100 Malaysian farmers, says Tourism Concern. Maintaining golf courses in prime condition also requires massive inputs of fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides. The 1980’s economic boom saw a proliferation of golf courses world-wide and a massive surge in golf tourism, particularly in tropical Southeast Asia. Many farming communities lost their land and were evicted either with minimal or no compensation.