Coastal Courses Embrace Their Role as Environmental Stewards
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2019-06-19
By GEORGE WATERS, USGA
LIBERTY CORNER, New Jersey — Golf and the sea have been connected since the game’s earliest days. The coastal landscape shaped golf as we know it — giving us features like sand bunkers — and seaside courses continue to draw players from around the world each year. There is no question that being located alongside the ocean is a tremendous asset for a golf facility, but these are also sensitive and dynamic environments that require careful stewardship and present some unique challenges when it comes to golf course maintenance.