Mr. Nicklaus Is Coming To Washington...

And as long as he doesn't return to his stump speech on food stamps, it should be a big day as Jack Nicklaus headlines National Golf Day on Capitol Hill.

John Strege reports that the emphasis on influencing environmental legislation will be the focus according to GCSAA president Rhett Evans.

“We’ve got pretty serious issues facing the game, especially on the environmental-regulation side. We want Jack to rattle the cages, if you will, of our representatives.”

We Are Golf is a coalition of the game’s leading organizations, including the USGA, the PGA Tour and the PGA of America.

Among the issues to which Evans was referring is an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to expand the definition of waterways that fall under the Clean Water Act.

“Small streams, creek beds, wetlands, ponds, the definition is so vague,” Evans said, explaining the burden it would put on small businesses, including golf courses, should the proposal become law.