NY Times gives golf courses credit for saving water

State governments are increasingly consulting golf courses on water strategies, the New York Times reports.

For those looking to learn irrigation best practices, golf course superintendents are the guys to ask. That's the message of an article in the New York Times, touting the water-savings best practices implemented by superintendent in Georgia and across the country.

“Crispy around the edges is O.K.,” said Mark Esoda, superintendent of the Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Ga. (Read a GCI Q&A with Esoda from the September 2008 issue.)

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