Jeju Island is the host of a new environmentally friendly golf course, and the recently opened 27-holer is getting attention for one particular reason -- its unique management method.

Unlike other golf courses, the new course refrains from using any kind of chemical pesticides, and in place of an imported lawn, the green is laid out with turf native to Jeju. Additionally, eco-friendly microbial treatments are used, and employees weed the lawn manually.

Though the monetary cost of the course's upkeep is high, the costs to the local environment have been significantly decreased, as have criticisms about environmental disruption.

Because the indigenous lawn is known to require less water than other types of golf turf, it is expected to consume less of the island's underground water.

In addition, the course announced that caddies will not be allowed on the green in order to keep fees down, signaling a change in price competition for the local golf industry.

As golf courses are often viewed as a source of environmental degradation, Jeju residents are paying attention to the new eco-friendly course, wondering if it will bring changes to the island's golf industry.