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Golf is an insufferable sport. The land and resources that go into a golf course and all the equipment are a pure sign of feckless wastelessness. It's not possi

Golf is an insufferable sport. The land and resources that go into a golf course and all the equipment are a pure sign of feckless wastelessness. It's not possible to justify. Just be indignant if you like what amounts to 5 steaks a day.

2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
The land use is what I dislike most about it. There are a few golf courses in Sydney in prime locations. All that land that can't really be used for anything else. The worst one is in Little Bay, next to the ocean. Countless balls hit into the ocean.
- Neliquat 10y ago
  So more apartments is nicer to you than some grass and trees?
  - DonaldFisk 10y ago
    It isn't just the view that matters. When you take into account gardens, housing would increase biodiversity.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
    That would still be better than a large piece of land that relatively few people will use. At least we'd get a few public parks and other facilities.
ChrisBland 10y ago
Hi there - seems like you're getting some downvotes and as someone else who cares about the environment, I'd love to convince you golf can actually be a good thing for land use. Some of the courses I grew up playing on were old landfills. The golf course would cap and seal the landfill, then plant vegetation on top letting it grow and then eventually putting a golf course on it. What once was a landfill and source of rodents, disease, and an eyesore on the community became an effective use of the land. Now, not every golf course is built on a landfill, but you'd be surprised how often it happens: http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_chicago_dump_reuse http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_chicago_dump... "The facility won top honors in the 1996 Superior Achievement for Excellence in Environmental Engineering competition sponsored by the American Academy of Environmental Engineering, which cited Harborside for addressing "the major criteria of the competition ... most important was the manner in which it met environmental and ecological concerns and contributed to an improved environment, using available materials to reverse perceived abuses and achieved significant cost reduction and control in course construction.""

2muchcoffeeman 10y ago

The land use is what I dislike most about it. There are a few golf courses in Sydney in prime locations. All that land that can't really be used for anything else. The worst one is in Little Bay, next to the ocean. Countless balls hit into the ocean.

Neliquat 10y ago
So more apartments is nicer to you than some grass and trees?
- DonaldFisk 10y ago
  It isn't just the view that matters. When you take into account gardens, housing would increase biodiversity.
- 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
  That would still be better than a large piece of land that relatively few people will use. At least we'd get a few public parks and other facilities.

ChrisBland 10y ago

Hi there - seems like you're getting some downvotes and as someone else who cares about the environment, I'd love to convince you golf can actually be a good thing for land use. Some of the courses I grew up playing on were old landfills. The golf course would cap and seal the landfill, then plant vegetation on top letting it grow and then eventually putting a golf course on it. What once was a landfill and source of rodents, disease, and an eyesore on the community became an effective use of the land. Now, not every golf course is built on a landfill, but you'd be surprised how often it happens: http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_chicago_dump_reuse http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_chicago_dump... "The facility won top honors in the 1996 Superior Achievement for Excellence in Environmental Engineering competition sponsored by the American Academy of Environmental Engineering, which cited Harborside for addressing "the major criteria of the competition ... most important was the manner in which it met environmental and ecological concerns and contributed to an improved environment, using available materials to reverse perceived abuses and achieved significant cost reduction and control in course construction.""