How Golf Courses Can Conserve More Water

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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Golf, Sports

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Happy Earth Day! As we did last year at this time, we asked Dr. Cole Thompson to come on the podcast and chat about golf's relationship with the environment. Cole is the assistant director of Green Section Research at the USGA, and he helps run the Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program. In this episode, Cole talks with Garrett Morrison about what may be the golf course industry's single biggest problem in the 21st century: water. Cole and Garrett address the optics issues around using water for recreational purposes in an era of climate change before delving into the many ways that golf courses can conserve more water and even offer H2O-related benefits to their communities.

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0:00.0	I'm Mr. Green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
0:05.0	And when I find my ball in a bright egg.
0:07.0	Bright egg.
0:08.0	The dreaded bright egg.
0:09.0	Bright egg.
0:10.0	Bright egg.
0:11.0	Bright egg.
0:12.0	Bright egg lie. I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the bright egg podcast. My name is Garrett Morrison and today is Earth Day.
0:41.0	I can't say I know exactly what people do on Earth Day.
0:45.0	But on the bright egg podcast, we like to talk to Dr. Cole Thompson about golf's relationship with the environment.
0:51.0	We had Cole on the podcast last year around this time and as you may or may not recall,
0:56.0	he is the assistant director of green section research for the USGA and he helps direct the turf grass and environmental research program.
1:05.0	Basically, Cole works with scientists to identify research projects that might be beneficial to golf courses and the people who run them.
1:14.0	He's a great resource for learning about what the golf industry can do to contribute positively to the environment and be more sustainable overall.
1:23.0	Last year, Cole and I talked about general environmental issues as they relate to golf and in this episode, we're focusing on water conservation.
1:32.0	Water might be the single biggest problem that golf faces in the 21st century. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that.
1:39.0	We are in an era of climate change and increasing drought conditions and golf course superintendents are going to have to adjust.
1:47.0	How they can do that is a question that Cole thinks about all the time.
1:51.0	So let's get to it. Here is Dr. Cole Thompson on water conservation in golf.
1:58.0	Dr. Cole Thompson, welcome back to the podcast.
2:05.0	Thanks, Gary. Happy to be back.
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