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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The Story of Switzerland's Most Biodiverse Course

The latest episode of Syngenta Golf's sustainability docuseries The Green Report takes viewers inside Golf & Country Club Zürich, where an ambitious rewilding project has created the largest native biodiversity area in its municipality and brought the elusive Alcon Blue butterfly back from the brink.
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Mike O'Keeffe

What Skills Will Future Turf Managers Need?

As labor shortages and new technologies continue to shape golf course businesses worldwide, many course managers are asking the…

Mental Health in Golf

Why Prioritizing Mental Health Matters in Golf

Three Ways Golf Course Businesses Can Support Mental HealthIn the latest Changing the Business of Golf podcast, host Gary Firkins…

Alcon Blue Butterfly

The Story of Switzerland's Most Biodiverse Course

How the Rare Alcon Blue Butterfly Returned to Golf & Country Club ZurichThe latest episode of Syngenta Golf's sustainability…

Arizona The Green Report

The Green Report: Sustainable Golf in the Desert

Syngenta Golf’s sustainability docuseries, The Green Report, has released a new three-part episode filmed in Arizona, exploring…

Ed Pettit

The Future of Golf Course Management with Ed Pettit

 Why your Golf Course is the Key to Long-Term Business SuccessGolf course businesses are under…

Jay Karen

How to Achieve Golf’s Business Potential with Jay Karen

How can golf turn casual players into life-long customers?The number of golf entertainment venues in…

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.