Be green on the green with biodegradable golf balls

In Vancouver, a company is selling golf balls that biodegrade in two weeks and are made from compressed corn starch, calcium carbonate, glycerin, and water-dissolvable polyvinyl alcohol.

Unimaginatively named Biodegradable Golf Balls, the company admits its balls are not approved by the United States Golf Association, but get the job done if you are just hitting balls around the yard or off your boat. The company says the balls achieve roughly 70% of the performance of high-level golf balls, such as the Titleist Pro V1.