  urlLink Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Save water - don't play golf, Med tourists are warned : "They attract millions of tourists seeking to improve their swing in the sun. But the rush to coastal golf courses around the arid southern Mediterranean is posing a grave threat to its limited fresh water stocks. Each of an estimated 200 courses built around the Mediterranean consumes the same amount of fresh water as a town of 12,000 people, according to a report yesterday by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Spain's parched south-east is reportedly planning to build at least 89 more, while Greece wants 40 and even Cyprus is building eight. The report urged eco-friendly tourists to boycott golf courses and swimming pools in highly stressed areas, and to take shorter showers. " 
