Fair Comment

The idea, of course, is that golfers can refill the bottle from water dispensers in the pro shop and — ideally — around the course. And I’m all in favour of facilities providing free, chilled water, which is why I was keen for this magazine to partner with Bluewater, which installs such dispensers. They’re likely to become a prerequisite in southern Europe and beyond. But most golfers already have a water bottle, so, like my collection, soon, many of the complimentary bottles will end up being recycled, donated to a charity shop, or, at worse, sent to landfill...”

Michael Lenihan, publisher