Golf is a luxury for the rich (and some non-rich), that makes an area of nature exclusive for a few, and is environmentally unfriendly in many places (water). During COVID some gold courses in Australia were used as parks, as a public amenity. Arguments have been ongoing since then that perhaps all golf courses should become parks.
Making life less fun for the rich, and having more nature (and, by extension) more wildlife, that ticks two boxes for me. Add to that the sheer number of golf courses, and how by their very nature are hard to protect.
Nuisance damage is easy – digging holes, spraying the grass – but won’t make the news and won’t have any long-term effect. So some thought needs to be put into how to sabotage them, but I am sure there will be something. I actually live next to one, so I will put some thought into it.
Meanwhile I have done some online research:
- RoundUp is easy and effective, and also paints that horrible product in a bad light
- a 34-year-old man drove a tractor towing a disc plough through the greens and fairways. Four football fields of replacement turf were needed
- $70K in golf cart damage
- Extinction Rebellion digs up greens (and plants carrots)
- A Reddit thread on this topic has this suggestion: You could buy a $2 valve core tool and let the air out of the golf cart’s tires, taking the valve cores with you or throwing them in the woods.
An interesting article that points out how hard it is to stop vandalism on golf courses, mentions this
In the early ’70s, our 16th green was essentially destroyed when covered with an agricultural herbicide that required excavation and removal of the top 16 inches. It was rebuilt, improved and covered by insurance money. It was also a wake-up call for all of us – and law enforcement – about how extensive and expensive golf course vandalism can be.