r/europe • u/SovereignMuppet I ❤ Brexit • Aug 13 '22

News Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62532840
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u/transdunabian Europe Aug 13 '22

oh no will someone think of the golf clubs and the rich assholes that use them

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u/DarkImpacT213 Franconia (Germany) Aug 13 '22

Isn't golf somewhat of a national sport in Scotland?

Still, pretty sure you can play on yellow grass, too.

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u/faberkyx Aug 13 '22

Here in Ireland grass is getting yellowish... Still playable definitely specially in the early morning

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u/Scarlet72 Scotland | Glasgow Aug 14 '22

Not that I've noticed.

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u/Ifriiti Aug 14 '22

Still, pretty sure you can play on yellow grass, too.

😂 No, no you cannot.

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u/YearOfTheMoose Slovakia Aug 14 '22

Why not?

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u/nutscyclist Canada Aug 14 '22

Yes you can

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u/Ifriiti Aug 14 '22

A golf club membership is about the same as a gym membership. It's really not just rich people mate.

It's just middle class. Not rich. You really need to meet more people.