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Changing the Business of Golf: For People, For Nature, For Business

Welcome to Changing the Business of Golf. A go-to source of insights, stories and practical solutions for golf course business owners, leaders and managers. 

For more than 30 years we have been a market leader in the global golf industry creating innovative turf management solutions for golf courses in 43 countries.

As a forward-thinking industry leader, we care not only for the health, quality and consistency of your fairways and greens, we care about the health of the game itself and the industry’s long-term business sustainability.

That’s why we invest in the game from the ground up with the aim of helping golf course businesses reach their full economic and environmental potential.

Throughout this site you can find free-to-access market research, in-depth features, leading sustainability insights and much more.

Market Research

Since 2011 we have led the industry with groundbreaking market research – including highlighting a $35 billion opportunity to increase the number of women and girls playing golf.

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Features
Greenkeeper user sprinkler to irrigate golf course

How Golf Can Become Water Sustainable

We explore how golf courses around the world are tackling the growing challenge of water scarcity.
golf wellbeing economy

How to Sustain Record On-course Demand

In the United States, the world's largest market with 14,000 green grass courses and nearly 27 million customers rounds were up in 2023, on-course participation was up and female engagement was at an all-time high, according to the National Golf Foundation.

Latest Podcasts
Rhett Evans GCSAA

Why Golf Businesses Need Superintendents at the Leadership Table with Rhett Evans

In the first of a new series of Syngenta’s Changing the Business of Golf podcast, Evans says golf businesses would benefit by superintendents having a seat at the table in operational, financial and strategic decisions.
Renate Roeleveld - GCAE

Strengthening Clubs for Future Success with Renate Roeleveld

In this Changing the Business of Golf podcast, we speak to the CEO of the Golf Course Association of Europe, Renate Roeleveld, on the key shifts she believes will create a more inclusive, positive and profitable golf industry.
Henry DeLozier

What Does a Well-Run Golf Club Look Like Today? with Henry DeLozier

In this episode, Henry DeLozier, Principal at GGA Partners joins host Gary Firkins to explore a key question for today’s industry: what does a well-run golf club really look like?
My Best Advice
Syngenta Golf's new video series

We speak to academics, professionals and industry leaders on the issues and challenges golf must overcome to ensure a successful and sustainable future.

Bernd Leinauer, Water conservation strategies for golf courses

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The Green Report: Pinehurst No.2 Cut Water Use By 50% By Going Back in Time

In the latest episode of The Green Report, Gary Firkins joins Course Superintendent John Jeffreys and Danesha Seth Carley, Professor of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University to discover how the four-time U.S. Open venue's "back to the future" approach could be a blueprint for others to follow.

Why Golf Businesses Need Superintendents at the Leadership Table

Golf course businesses should integrate their superintendent into the senior le

Strengthening Golf Clubs for Future Success with Renate Roeleveld

When Renate Roeleveld first picked up a golf club, she entered the sport and the indust