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“Blooming golf course” as a new community goal

20. June 2020/in Bavaria, biodiversity, News

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Golf Sustainable is a platform for all the news, pictures and projects concerning #sustainability in #golf and #sports. Editor is Petra Himmel.

⛳ Which courses do we want to play in 2025? Blo

⛳ Which courses do we want to play in 2025? Bloomberg News published these days an article about what are - supposedly - the 10 most exciting new Hashtag golf courses to play 2025. They range from Washington D.C. to South Carolina, Florida to Texas, Saudi Arabia to Scotland.
💡 We love exciting #golfcourses - but we hate that the presentation of ten new #golf courses doesn't even mention the word #sustainability. Maybe one or another of the owners or designers of the courses took this into account when building, selecting the terrain, and designing the golf holes? However, the decisive factor is that most golf course reviews generally mention exciting views, great golf holes, green fees and marketing opportunities.
⛳ What kind of golf courses do we want to play in 2025? The ones with the highest green fee, the most spectacular shot over the cliffs, the closest proximity to Augusta National or perhaps the ones where we feel that the overall concept delivers a great golf course, fits into nature, into the community, into the future?
#golfsustainable #golfsustainablelandscapes #golfcoursedesign

It's time for new strategies. We asked four leadin

It's time for new strategies. We asked four leading experts about their best tips for developing a biodiversity strategy. Here are the recommendations of Marie Athorn, working for RSPB and The R&A, Bri Kenny from Troon Golf Administration, L.L.C., Kate Torgersen, from Environmental Golf Solutions, and Gunther Hardt, Head of the Biodiversity working group of Deutscher Golf Verband e.V.
Link for full story in bio.
#golf #biodiversity #greenkeeping #golfsustainable

Choose your favourite spot on a golf course and th

Choose your favourite spot on a golf course and think about the last year. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
#golf #golfcourse #golfsustainable

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Drought in winter? And in the middle of New York a

Drought in winter? And in the middle of New York and New Jersey? That's a fact right now.
This is enough for us to talk to Superintendent Doug Warner from East Hampton Golf Club and Jennifer Morris from Westlake Golf and Country Club, both members of the @GCSAA, about their measures for future-orientated water management. One thing becomes apparent in the conversation with Elliott Dowling from the United States Golf Association (USGA): the issue of water in many parts of America is a major concern for greenkeepers. Much more than many golfers probably realize. Link for the whole story in bio.
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E-mobility is currently more of a crisis issue in

E-mobility is currently more of a crisis issue in Germany. The availability of sufficient e-charging stations is also always criticized. We visited two golf courses that are at the forefront of this issue. GC Bergkramerhof and GC München-Eichenried each have at least 20 e-charging points. 👏👏👏
#golfsustainable #golf #sustainability #golfcourse #golfmanagement #emobility #echarger #sustainablevision

Species-rich links golf courses

Species-rich links golf courses

Reintroducing heather on golf courses is anything

Reintroducing heather on golf courses is anything but easy. Is it better to use seeds or heather plants? What can be done about all the other plants crowding out the heather? We visited the North Sea islands of Föhr and Sylt, where naturalisation projects are underway. The expert's conclusion: Heather looks great once it is established. Until then, however, it has been a slow and difficult path.
#golf #golfcourse #golfsustainable #biodiversity #heather #environment #greenkeeper #greenkeeping.

How do we shop? Are we just looking for the prize,

How do we shop? Are we just looking for the prize, or on functionality or sustainability? With aggressive online platforms like Temu getting more present in sports, we asked the fashion-expert Joanna Czutkowna about her opinion. Our take-away: It's not just about the prize. Think about the carbon emissions for transport, for example from China, the sustainability process itself and the packaging. Black Friday is not just about big sales-signs, but also about sustainability. #golf #blackfriday #sustainability

Our crowdfunding campaign started one week ago - a

Our crowdfunding campaign started one week ago - and we need your support for the the remaining 91 % of our target. We believe that in golf - as in other sports - the community can work together for the good of all.
We want to create a free training programme for golf clubs and golfers on golf and sustainability in English and German. Added value for everyone - if many people help together. Golf is not just about business - it's also about a sustainable future.
Here is the link to the crowdfunding campaign (also in Bio) : https://www.fairplaid.org/golfsustainable_webinar
#golf #golfcourse #golfplatz #greenkeeping #sport #golfsustainable #golfer

👨‍🎓 What does rough maintenance on German

👨‍🎓 What does rough maintenance on German golf courses have to do with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg? Quite a bit, as it turned out last week, when the ECJ ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany was not sufficiently fulfilling its obligation to protect lowland meadows.

⛳ The situation is different on Germany's golf courses: Here, the issue of developing species-rich meadows has been in the spotlight for years. The best example of best practice is the Golf Club Freiburg, which has developed and now boasts several hectares of such lowland meadows in the FFH area. In the Bavarian Golf Association, experts from LBV - Landesbund für Vogel- und Naturschutz in Bayern assess the quality of meadows as part of the Bavarian Flowering Pact with the Bavarian Ministry for Environment.

🌱 Developing high-quality areas for biodiversity remains the most critical opportunity for golf to score positive points with its enormous areas outside fairways and greens. Anyone who believes that the efforts of individual clubs play no role in the big picture is mistaken.

You can see that the value of meadows has already been a case for Europe's highest court for administrative law.

#golf #biodiversität #umweltschutz #biodiversity #golfsustainable #meadows #greenkeeping

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😀 Here we go: Our first crowdfunding campaign s

😀 Here we go: Our first crowdfunding campaign starts today.

⛳ The project: The webinar series “Vision 2050” with four webinars for download and two live sessions. Both will be offered in English and German.

🥇 Our goal: We want to make it easy and free of charge for golf clubs and golfers to get started with the topic of sustainability.

💡 And here is the link to our crowdfunding project.

https://www.fairplaid.org/golfsustainable_webinar

#golf #crowdfunding #support #golfsustainable

Golf Sustainable is independent and has no adverti

Golf Sustainable is independent and has no advertising or cooperation partners from the commercial sector. This is important - because it is the only way to produce good, objective journalism.
Nevertheless, Golf Sustainable has to be financed: technical costs, our small staff, and production costs. We manage all this with the support of some golf associations and private individuals who believe in sustainability.
💡 We are now launching into the world of crowdfunding together with Fairplaid, the only and largest German service provider for crowdfunding in sport.
⛳ Our project: Golf Sustainable is creating the Vision 2050 webinar series for download and two live webinars on the basics of sustainability in golf.
They are intended to give golfers, golf clubs, managers, and other interested parties the opportunity to learn about the topic in an uncomplicated and, ideally, cost-free way.
👨‍🎓 Only knowledge makes competent decisions possible. The lower the cost and entry hurdle, the easier this will be.
🙏 We hope to realize this project with your help. The beauty of crowdfunding is that every small or large amount helps.
Our first crowdfunding campaign starts on Wednesday. We keep you updated about the details then. I am very excited about the premiere and hope for your support.
#crowdfunding #golf #golfsustainable

It was probably the worst case of flooding on a Eu

It was probably the worst case of flooding on a European golf course in 2024: the three courses at the Diamond Country Club in Austria were two meters underwater after a dam burst in September. Now, 22 hectares of fairways and ten greens must be resurfaced with turf to ensure top quality on the main course in April. A classic case of climate impact costs.
#golf #climatechange #extremeweather #golfinaustria #golfplatz #golfcourse #golfcoursemaintenance #golfer
📸: Diamond Golf & Country Club
Link in Bio

Swiss Golf was one of the first golf federations w

Swiss Golf was one of the first golf federations with a sustainability strategy in 2020. How did the implementation work? We met Alicia Moulin, Sustainability Manager for Swiss Golf in Lausanne, and talked about challenges and success stories.
Full story: link in bio.
#swissgolf #Golf #golfsustainable #sustainablesport #golfandnature #golfcourse #greenkeeping #golfer #golfswitzerland

It is relatively easy to write a sustainability st

It is relatively easy to write a sustainability strategy. The difficult part is the realization. We met Alicia Moulin, sustainability Manager of @swiss_golf and Kevin Ravier, Headgreenkeeper at Domaine de Bresil Golf Club to talk about the implementation of Swiss Golfs sustainability projects.
#golf #golfsustainable #golfcourse #golfclub
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Social #sustainability should be an important part

Social #sustainability should be an important part of all #sports programs. The @livgolf_league is the first one to support refugee programs, a courageous step considering how negatively the refugee issue is often discussed in the public.
#golf #sustainability #refugees #livgolf #helpingothers
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We all know the need for data. In golf, the main p

We all know the need for data. In golf, the main problem is that there is hardly any anonymized data on water and pesticide use. As a result, the sport can sometimes appear opaque and untrustworthy to the public and authorities.

Anyone who takes a closer look at a research paper of Michael Bekken, from NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research and University of Wisconsin-Madison and other scientists on the pesticide risk in the USA and various European countries will find that
📍 the pesticide risk was exceptionally high in the USA
📍 the willingness to provide transparent data was far lower than in other regions of Europe.

What is the golf industry's future vision? Transparency and reducing pesticide use are positive options. The research paper shows they are already being implemented in parts of Europe, especially Denmark.

The question remains: How do we get the whole industry on board?

Full article: Link in Bio

#golf #greenkeeping #golfsustainable #sustainablegolf #golfcourse

Who is our main enemy? This is a question sometim

Who is our main enemy?
This is a question sometimes asked by greenkeepers, board members or golfers.
Golf doesn't have enemies, but it is surrounded by other stakeholders who may set rules, install laws, have demands, or have different opinions. Stakeholder management is a daily business in every successful company.
It is important to remember two facts:
1. Golf is always in the minority because even in countries like the USA, about 90 % of the population doesn't play golf.
2. No golf club is an island, self-determined and free to do whatever it wants.
Conclusion: This is the time of collaboration. Don't talk about enemies, but potential partners.
#golf #golfsustainable #golfclub #collaboration #workingtogether #stakeholder

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