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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Henry DeLozier

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

“What we’re living in right now, is a generational change.” That’s the view of Henry DeLozier, Principal at GGA Partners,…

Terre Blanche

Terre Blanche: A Model for Sustainable Golf

We travel to Southern France for this episode of The Green Report, Syngenta Golf’s flagship docuseries on sustainable course…

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…

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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…

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.