ABSTRACT
Golf courses are wildlife habitats. Wetlands, roughs, trees, and wildflowers, all of these support wildlife. In the evolutionary process leading to modem methods of course design and construction, many of the natural features were plowed and leveled, allowing for a uniform surface upon which a golf ball could travel virtually unhindered. As natural and agricultural lands disappear under parking lots and urban industrial development, golf courses assume an increasingly important role for wildlife. A diversity of habitat is found on a golf course. Smooth, green tees and gently rolling fairways are soothing to the eye and the spirit. Aesthetics of the golf course are at least as important as the game itself. Golf courses create valuable green space in urban areas, reducing temperature and noise away from the asphalt and traffic of neighboring city suburbs. All species, including humans, are ultimately subject to potential exposure as the result of pesticides applied on golf course turfgrass.
