supplies in arid regions," Platt writes. In Tampa, Florida, tluee municipal golf courses consume about 560,000 gallons a day. In the United States, home to more than half of the world's 50 million golfers, about 10 percent of golf courses are now being irrigated with waste water.
Fertilizers and pesticides are another golf course hazard, Platt notes. According to the U.S.- based Journal of Pesticide Reform, 750 kilograms (about 1,653 pounds) of pesticides are sprayed on a typical course annually....