DROUGHT SEES UNITED STATES GOLF COURSES BURN UP

   Don't complain if the UK golf course you play on is rather wet at this time of the year. The other side of the coin is the drought that has burned up courses across a wide area of the United States. See picture above and story below.

FROM THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
In 2011, droughts affected a large swathe of the middle of the United States: nearly all of Texas and parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. These extreme conditions impacted everyday lives as well as numerous industries, including golf.
Summer may have given way to autumn, but the lack of rain persists in many areas in America, and the severity of drought has many consequences. Superintendents in these afflicted areas have faced considerable challenges in order to keep their courses playable. For golfers used to green lay-outs, the drought has required an adjustment in their expectations of how a golf course should look.
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