Unexpected beginnings.
Research in the Mountain West
“Three women on the University of Montana’s golf team developed tumors, two of which were cancerous. They were my teammates. I was only able to stand on the sidelines and admire their resilience, but I wanted to do more to help. I started to consider what effects golfing and traditional golf course management might have on people and the environment. That’s when this research began.”
—Meredith Boos, University of Montana alumna
The Links to Cancer: How Golf Became Dangerous and What We Can do to Save the Game
Undergraduate Research:
With the knowledge and skills she developed as a wildlife biology major at the University of Montana, Boos performed a comprehensive meta-analysis on health claims linked to exposure to golf courses.
Summary of research for relating golf course management to health claims, litigation, and wildlife conservation. (Boos, 2023)
