Jonny - I take your point but if I use the same 2 plastic tees for say 10 rounds is that really any worse than 100 wooden ones?
You tell me. In order to obtain the plastics for your 2 tees you need to drill, pump, refine and so on a volume of oil. That's a non-renewable resource which is not being recycled as a part of your plastic tee usage. They also do not degrade and once in the soil of your course will in all probablility stay there for several hundred years.
On the other hand the use of 100 or so wooden tees requires the growth of a tree which is an entirely renewable resource and biodegrades. And in all probability you'll reuse the broken ones on short shots anyway so you'll probably only use 3 or 4 a round at most. I tend to snap perhaps 2 in a round of golf.
As golfers we should be more aware of the ecological impact we have on the surroundings we play in as the more we abuse the more chance there is that these materials we use will have an impact on our playgrounds.
Courses are already starting to be more aware of the chemicals they use on the course and are leaving more areas in a natural state to cope more efficiently with the things we spray the places with... should we not do the same thing and be more aware of the impacts of using something plastic and considered disposable whilst playing?
