Golf courses are dying. Now can we get action on Global warming?

[greenman3610]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575409411501359450.html

The sustained record-breaking heat across much of the U.S. this summer, combined with high humidity and occasional heavy rain, is killing the greens on many golf courses. A handful of high-profile courses have already had to close, and if the heat continues, others are likely to follow. Golfers themselves deserve part of the blame for insisting that putting surfaces be mown short and fast even in weather conditions in which such practices are almost certain to ruin them.

Huntingdon Valley Country Club outside Philadelphia, which dates from 1897, shut two of its three nines two weeks ago because of serious turf disease caused by the hot, wet weather. The Philadelphia area in July had 17 days of 90-degree-plus weather, six more than average, mixed with flooding thunderstorms of up to 4 inches.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Oh dear GAWD not the golf courses!

Repugs pay no mind to rumors of global climate change until it affects them personally.

[ZombieHorde]

2. This just might help enviromental causes.

Cool user name by the way.

[hootinholler]

7. It may

There is a conservation effort growing on the links.

-Hoot

[underpants]

3. Poor course management

I worked on a PGA course and this is not only due to the drought. Did I say DROUGHT?? Oh we aren't supposed to say THAT

Most golf course at least supplement their drain on the water system with water retaining system-like a lake or ponds. Many of these also have retained my drives but that is a whole other story.

[Prometheus Bound]

13. The article says it is because of HOT WET weather, not drought.

[Botany]

4. bent grass has long been subject to many diseases

n/t

[gateley]

5. NOW maybe Boehner will take this seriously! nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. .

"Golfers themselves deserve part of the blame."

But will they accept responsibility? I doubt it.

[daleo]

8. We have to hope the earth gives us a Mulligan

But physics sticks by the rules.

[KeepCongressBlue]

i'm from Iowa

so global warming sounds like a good thing to me:toast:

[taterguy]

10. Guess you don't make it to the Outer Banks very often

Better do it before they're gone

[Chulanowa]

14. Haw haw haw!

except for that whole "return to the dust bowl" thing, right?

[KeepCongressBlue]

9. sorry double post n/t

[JVS]

11. But it's perfect bowling weather. The AC, some cold beers, I don't see why people don't spend...

the day on bowling outings.

[madinmaryland]

12. I assume lawn bowling is suffering, also. Of course, after a few beers, who

cares if you are bowling on dirt!!

:beer:

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. why can't they golf on brown grass?