Golf is undoubtedly one of the most popular games in the planet. There are more than 100 million golfers worldwide, not to mention the fans. For some people golf is a hobby, a sport or just a simple past time or leisure time. While for some people golf may be an obsession, a passion or even a god.
Yet with all the good the golf has to offer to the world, some consider golf as an evil sport. Not in a sense that it is inherently evil, but evil for some because it purportedly destroys the environment.
It cannot be denied that there is an increase in the construction of golf courses. For example in Asia alone, there are already more than 500 golf courses compared to merely 70 in the 1970s. The rapid increase in the number of golf courses has become a nightmare for environmentalist as according to them this could lead to serious ecological problems.
For the past 50 years environmentalist has echoed a voice of concern with the use of land for golf courses. In order to play golf, a large tract of land is required. The greenery for such land must be maintained and in order to maintain it, pesticide and chemicals have to be used. Not to mention that other environmentally important areas, several wet lands and virgin forest are damaged due to the construction of a golf course.
Yet with all the good the golf has to offer to the world, some consider golf as an evil sport. Not in a sense that it is inherently evil, but evil for some because it purportedly destroys the environment.
It cannot be denied that there is an increase in the construction of golf courses. For example in Asia alone, there are already more than 500 golf courses compared to merely 70 in the 1970s. The rapid increase in the number of golf courses has become a nightmare for environmentalist as according to them this could lead to serious ecological problems.
For the past 50 years environmentalist has echoed a voice of concern with the use of land for golf courses. In order to play golf, a large tract of land is required. The greenery for such land must be maintained and in order to maintain it, pesticide and chemicals have to be used. Not to mention that other environmentally important areas, several wet lands and virgin forest are damaged due to the construction of a golf course.
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