The stage is set and millions of golfers eagerly await the US Open of Golf to take place this week. The sport’s finest players will hit unbelievable shots on a picturesque landscape. Fans watching around the world may even have the chance to once again roar along with Tiger Woods in victory.

Golf has a cult-like following and arguably for good reason. The game’s inextricable link with nature is certainly a draw. After a full workweek in the office, it doesn’t get much better than spending four hours traversing grassy knolls, feeling a breeze against your cheek, and hearing critters rustling through shrubbery.

Today we ask, what sustainable measures can golfers implement to keep the greens green with fewer natural resources? With 34,000 courses worldwide, we can no longer ‘play it as it lies’.