{"id":10723,"date":"2023-09-06T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2023-09-06T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:03:32","slug":"the-sheep-becomes-a-crowd-favorite-in-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/the-sheep-becomes-a-crowd-favorite-in-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"The sheep becomes a crowd favourite in golf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-f4d185563f5130e432d3e5a17d9eb357\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-f4d185563f5130e432d3e5a17d9eb357 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-f4d185563f5130e432d3e5a17d9eb357 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-f4d185563f5130e432d3e5a17d9eb357 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10727 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10727 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-scaled.jpg\" alt='' title='Heidschnucken in Hamburg GC Falkenstein'  height=\"924\" width=\"1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-scaled.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-1030x515.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Falkenstein_L1010142-705x353.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-a38d35011cebb5ca70860eb56214abf6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a38d35011cebb5ca70860eb56214abf6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a38d35011cebb5ca70860eb56214abf6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a38d35011cebb5ca70860eb56214abf6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-a38d35011cebb5ca70860eb56214abf6 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >The sheep becomes a crowd favourite in golf <\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-7346ebfddcb3b1befdc54074201b5725 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Now that they&#8217;re gone, it&#8217;s actually only now that you realize their real value: at <strong> GC Lohersand in Schleswig-Holstein <\/strong>, sheep have long ensured that the heath areas have been de-bushed. The 18-hole golf course, which boasts what is probably the largest area of heath on a German golf course, must now do without the sheep, however, which in earlier years carefully ate away all the small shoots and stalks among the heath. Since the state forests in Schleswig-Holstein pay relatively well for sheep grazing and the shepherds can &#8220;choose&#8221; their area of operation, the previous shepherd has moved mainly to the state forests and no longer has time for the golf course. Now greenkeeper Hartwig Klein and his team have to ensure that the lush heathland doesn&#8217;t overgrow. An extreme effort that the club is trying to avoid by signing a new shepherd soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheep are delightfully thorough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheep are in love with details. They specifically look for small shoots, very cleanly eating away all the green stuff that they like. The only thing they don&#8217;t like is thistle stalks. That is why they usually stand up bare-eaten. For golf courses with heath areas, Heidschnucke are often part of the greenkeeping staff. &#8220;Our Heidschnucken have been coming to the facility for years,&#8221; sums up <strong>Peter Thannh\u00e4user, board-member of the Hamburg GC Falkenstein<\/strong>. &#8220;We just learned over time. Ideally, the sheep should be sent to the heath in the spring. Otherwise it can also happen in summer that the sheep eat away all the blossoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvijmhbm-9f00b60e33c336634f4c0b6603c3dc66\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kvijmhbm-9f00b60e33c336634f4c0b6603c3dc66 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kvijmhbm-9f00b60e33c336634f4c0b6603c3dc66 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kvijmhbm-9f00b60e33c336634f4c0b6603c3dc66 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10729 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10729 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-300x200.jpg\" alt='' title='GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GC_Lauterhofen_VS67881.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvgbg8sg-31977b9dd9d70dabc886ec63daf3f2f2 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Sheep farming at the Hamburg GC Falkenstein is not an isolated case. The use of flocks of sheep on German golf courses has been in vogue for several years and is increasingly gaining momentum. Where a flock of sheep used to be dismissed as s crazy eco-idea, the animals have now asserted themselves on German tournament grounds. The farm animals graze both on the courses of the <strong>Green Eagle Golf Courses<\/strong> , venue of the Porsche European Open, and in the <strong>GC St. Leon-Rot<\/strong> , venue of the 2022 European Team Championship for boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Less mowing effort and image gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karsten List<\/strong>, who is primarily responsible for the program &#8220;Golf &amp; Nature&#8221; at GC <strong>St. Leon-Rot<\/strong>, has only had the sheep on the course since 2021. But his summary was positive right from the start: &#8220;We save ourselves the time-consuming task of mowing the rough areas, and the sheep are a hit with the members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone here talks about the sheep,&#8221; sums up <strong>club manager Markus Loeffel from GC Alt\u00f6tting-Burghausen<\/strong>, where sheep look after one hectare of land. &#8220;You save around 1000 euros in personnel costs for mowing work,&#8221; he sums up. &#8220;And it&#8217;s great for our reputation in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/manual-program-for-optimal-greens\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"76zclwcoFl\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/manual-program-for-optimal-greens\/\">Hand watering becomes a mandatory program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Hand watering becomes a mandatory program&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/manual-program-for-optimal-greens\/embed\/#?secret=jzP5MpBtxe#?secret=76zclwcoFl\" data-secret=\"76zclwcoFl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Bavarian<\/strong> <strong>GC Lauterhofen<\/strong> was one of the pioneers in sheep farming right from the start, which was able to perfectly maintain the typical barren Jura landscape in many areas thanks to the Heidschnucke sheep. Numerous biotopes are never overgrown thanks to the flock of sheep that greenkeeper <strong>Josef Ehrnsberger<\/strong> keeps in the stable himself and also takes care of throughout the winter.<\/p>\n<p>However, the year-round attitude that Ehrnsberger operates is not advisable for most clubs. Here the greenkeeper is also a farmer, is familiar with livestock farming and can therefore look after the animals all year round. In general, however, he can only recommend cooperation with shepherds.<\/p>\n<p>The arguments in favour of sheep grazing are manifold: savings in workload when mowing, no accumulation of clippings, increase in member satisfaction, image gain in the region and increase in biodiversity are the most important. \u201cIn many places, grazing and the associated keeping of areas open is a prerequisite for certain species to settle and survive. They in turn promote the quality of the grassland,\u201d states NABU, for example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardly any economic gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other factors speak against sheep farming: it is a bit more work, note the greenkeepers who work with sheep. Finally, you have to take a look at the fences, every now and then an animal escapes. In addition, the animals have to be relocated to new areas about every two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, however, for most golf courses that are already dealing with the topic, the plus points outweigh the negative ones: &#8220;From an ecological point of view, we are still more than enthusiastic about the topic, even if it does not bring any economic advantage,&#8221; sums up <strong>Alexandra Sch\u00f6ning from Green Eagle Golf Courses<\/strong> . 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