Twenty-five Black Hebridean sheep have been shepherded on to the Machrihanish Dunes golf course by sheepdogs and left join the White Suffolk sheep that are already there, according to the Times Online.
Though the black sheep are arguably cheaper to "operate" than mowers, which require operators and fuel, they aren't without their maintenance concerns.
"Their droppings have to be cleared each morning and sometimes they urinate on the putting surfaces," Keith Martin, the keeper of the green, said. "But on the whole they are no extra trouble."
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