These days construction goes hand in hand with sustainability. There are a number of legislative arrangements that ensure the sustainability is a priority for all construction projects including golf courses. This can cause a conflict between the objectives of making a profit from big projects and the need to ensure that the environment is not being harmed.

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One of the more lamentable aspects of golf is the relatively small number of women who occupy high profile places in the ranks. Unlike tennis, there is limited scope to have group events or inter-sex events that can increase the role of women in the sport. This is not to denigrate the role of women pioneers who have taken to the game with enthusiasm and have created great achievements over the years.

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Unfortunately golf is practically considered to be a retirement sport. No one wants to be trapped within their age and as we grow older we tend to want to associate with things that remind us of the possibilities of youth. Golf will need to work hard to overcome the stereotypes that have been imposed on it so that it can garner a fan base which is as wide as possible.

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Forget the political correctness. Forget the shameless charlatans who use the system to cover their own incompetence. Forget the managers who make fun of women in the office when they talk about equality. Forget the chauvinists who have resisted every attempt to bring diversity into the sport. The truth is that no modern community or organization can successfully divest itself of the responsibilities to bring diversity to its operations.

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Sports are not an activity that easily lends itself to age. There are many physical demands which make it impossible to continue playing beyond a certain age. That is why retirement is the bane of most sports people and they normally retire once they start losing matches on a fairly regular basis. It is at that point that they recognize that the time is up. You can then not associate that sort of system with elderly care. We are going to try and do the impossible by bringing to the table a proposition for using the golf model to try and end the type of discrimination that we see in other areas of life. We know that the article has a propensity to create controversy but it is still an area which people can explore to see whether we can learn something from this sport.

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