Sustainability

Sustainability in Golf

Golf courses provide significant value to communities, economies and the environment - particularly in urban areas where green space is increasingly limited. Here, we highlight the sustainability practices from across the global golf industry that are not only having a positive impact but changing perceptions too.


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Terre Blanche: A Model for Sustainable Golf

We travel to Southern France for this episode of The Green Report, where host Gary Firkins visits Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf to find out how the resort's long-term sustainability philosophy is delivering measurable environmental benefits.
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How courses are blending golf with nature

Golf courses worldwide are cutting back on the amount of rough they mow in favour of naturalised areas that benefit the…

Solar panels at Sölvesborgs Golfklubb, Sweden

Golf clubs embrace solar for energy efficiency

From volunteer-run community clubs to luxury resorts, golf operators worldwide are investing in solar energy to power operations…

Bug Hotels

Insect hotels enhancing golf’s biodiversity

At Goyer Golf & Country Club in the Netherlands, a rectangular wooden structure is visible in woodland beside a fairway.…

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Collaboration key to sustainability?

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” goes the famous quote – and it is never truer than when applied to golf’…

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Wildflower pilot blooming at Colorado course

A project to introduce wildflower meadows to a Colorado golf course is showing promising results after just one year.CommonGround…

Xili Golf and Country Club

Xili Golf converts wasteland into organic farm

Xili Golf and Country Club, China, has transformed an area of wasteland into a multi-acre organic farm and biodiversity education…

The Green Report

Syngenta's new sustainability documentary
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Transforming golf course sustainability

“We need to get word on the street about the true sustainability of golf courses”, says John Clarkin, who explains the importance of educating the public to help eliminate misconceptions about golf’s environmental impact.

John Clarkin, Founder of Turfgrass (left) & Gary Firkins, Host (right)

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Golf clubs embrace solar for energy efficiency

From volunteer-run community clubs to luxury resorts, golf operators worldwide are investing in solar energy to power operations.
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Trees meet geotagging tech

It’s widely known that trees play a vital role on most golf courses around the world.
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Collaboration is key to responsible water conservation

Working together with public and private partners is necessary if golf is to reduce its water usage and support local communities, at a time when extreme weather and rising temperatures are causing ‘mega’ droughts and global shortages.