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 Green Report visits future Ryder Cup venue Camiral

Syngenta Golf’s new sustainability docuseries, The Green Report, visits Camiral, venue of The 2031 Ryder Cup and the 2025 International Environmental Golf Club of the Year, in the latest episode of the YouTube series.
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Ian Gallagher

Sustainability & Social Media at Sand Ridge

Since the release of Golf & Social Media: Sustainability, Syngenta has highlighted the need for…

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Hoylake’s sustainable sand save

Royal Liverpool Golf Club, venue for The 151st Open, has saved 53,000 miles of road travel and over 40 tons of CO2 from entering…

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Developers target golf as housing crisis deepens

Rapid urbanization and shortages of affordable housing are putting golf courses around the world at risk as property developers…

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The rise of robotics

At WINSTONgolf, Germany, Robotics & Technology Specialist Erwan Le Cocq often has 37 robotic…

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Case Study: Green Evolution

In Spain’s Balearic Islands, a popular European tourist destination, golf courses are obliged to use only recycled water.On the…

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‘Sustainability is the key’

“Sustainability is the key, the opportunity, to change the misconception that people have on golf,”…

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.