STUDY: GOLF’S BENEFIT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) has released a document to highlight the range of unique ways Australia’s golf courses contribute to the conservation and management of our natural resources.

The document – titled “Golf: Benefits to the Environment” – has been designed to promote golf as a leader in sustainable sport and business and outlines eight benefits that well-designed golf courses in Australia provide to the community, including:

1. Preserving open space and remnant vegetation in rural and urban environments. “Golf courses preserve open space and remnant vegetation, and protect and enhance flora and fauna within both rural and urban environments across more land than 60,000 SCGs.”

“Golf courses promote and protect the indigenous flora and fauns which is a critical part of biodiversity, and the