From China.org:
Because of the grass quality, golf courses require several times more water than normally used. And to keep the grass up to golfing standards, pesticides and other chemical preparations are used heavily on it. Relevant statistics show that over 50 chemical preparations are applied to golf course grass a year. And some seep into the soil and pollute groundwater.
Beijing is to investigate underground water pollution at gas stations and golf courses during the 2006-2010 period. This is identified in the five-year Geologic Investigation Development Plan released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of State Land and Resources on December 25….[Full Text]
