Preliminary Assessment: Evaluation of Management Practices for Environmentally Sensitive Golf Courses
Abstract
This preliminary research study was developed for golf courses located in sensitive
areas. The report is also intended for use as an educational tool for other golf courses to
understand and implement environmental stewardship practices. Golf course environmental
management is moving away from traditional standards and water policies towards
environmental stewardship and land and water management. Golf course environmental
ethics are developing to invoke practices and employ methods that reduce the use of chemicals
and that increase water conservation. While this preliminary assessment of BMPs for
environmentally sensitive golf courses targets the foundational steps to establish BMPS,
additional studies and collaborative work are necessary to establish final BMPs and
environmental ethics guidelines for golf course management.