{"id":34072,"date":"2026-02-25T09:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=34072"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:19:07","slug":"itri-research-initiative-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/itri-research-initiative-started\/","title":{"rendered":"ITRI projects explore three existential industry problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-e928ceda197682e2551c8c6ede87581f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-e928ceda197682e2551c8c6ede87581f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-e928ceda197682e2551c8c6ede87581f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-e928ceda197682e2551c8c6ede87581f 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-34079 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-34079 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66.jpg\" alt='ITRI projects' title='ITRI project'  height=\"924\" width=\"1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66-1030x824.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Design-ohne-Titel-66-705x564.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-74cb11af68a249888a3ce78072d1dc6a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-74cb11af68a249888a3ce78072d1dc6a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-74cb11af68a249888a3ce78072d1dc6a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-74cb11af68a249888a3ce78072d1dc6a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-74cb11af68a249888a3ce78072d1dc6a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  > ITRI projects explore three existential industry problems<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mezy58fm-3e943f7b2cd69052318d569ccd90865b av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. February 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-krv1ul-48cf8b5d3ae7c078e272c18b48968d6d '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><strong>Dollar spot, water management and CO2 sequestration<\/strong> &#8211; these are the three major topics with which the<strong> International Turfgrass Research Initiative<\/strong> is now starting the scientific collaboration between <strong>STERF, R&amp;A and USGA<\/strong>. At a kick-off event on February 24, the scientists from the first three teams to receive research grants presented their projects. After an elaborate selection process, they prevailed against other scientists last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Satellite data for irrigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the leadership of <strong>Qiyu Zhou<\/strong> from <strong>NC State University<\/strong>, a team of five researchers from four universities will explore potential innovations in satellite data collection. These should help to reduce water consumption and, therefore, also water costs on golf courses. The aim is to create high-resolution soil moisture maps extending to a depth of 3 meters. In addition, the efficiency of precision irrigation should be compared with that of conventional irrigation methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CO2 content of the soil and CO2 emissions during maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scientist <strong>Robert Kempster<\/strong> is taking over the management of the project &#8220;Towards a climate-positive future for golf&#8221; from Michael Bekken, who is moving to Dublin for a research project. According to Kempster, the aim of the project is firstly to develop a globally valid procedure for determining the CO2 content in the soil of golf courses. In a second step, an equally valid basis for calculating a golf course&#8217;s management&#8217;s CO2 emissions is to be determined. According to Kempster, this will, in the best-case scenario, result in clear instructions on how to reduce CO2 emissions during golf course maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm1tz0rx-605bfc75a1c280dcace592734073ee58\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm1tz0rx-605bfc75a1c280dcace592734073ee58 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm1tz0rx-605bfc75a1c280dcace592734073ee58 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm1tz0rx-605bfc75a1c280dcace592734073ee58 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  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-34081 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-34081 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al.jpg\" alt='' title='Bekken et al.'  height=\"924\" width=\"1625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al.jpg 1625w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-1030x586.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-1500x853.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bekken-et-al-705x401.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1625px) 100vw, 1625px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm1trdct-949e022910d6bd9e4d13084d3ab0e2de '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><strong>Dollar spot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Koch<\/strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0<strong>University of Wisconsin,<\/strong> and his team are researching the increasingly problematic turf disease,<\/span> dollar spot. According to Koch, dollar spot is now the turf disease with the greatest economic impact on golf courses in the USA and is also becoming increasingly rampant in Europe, so the aim here is to develop new strategies for treatment &#8211; without the use of traditional fungicides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality and acceptance of the golf course<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All three research projects hit a nerve in the golf industry, as they address the quality of playing surfaces and, by extension, the attractiveness of golf. In the case of CO2, they also have a lot to do with the general public&#8217;s acceptance of golf. The fact that three of the most important organisations in golf &#8211; the R&amp;A, USGA and STERF &#8211; are joining forces in a research initiative is new. However, this premiere underlines the need to join scientific forces, as <strong>Bruno Hedlund, Chairman of STERF<\/strong>, made clear to the<strong> Scandinavian Turfgrass Institute<\/strong>: &#8220;We all agreed that the challenges posed by climate change, the lack of resources and biodiversity loss require a global approach to ensure a sustainable approach to the golf sector in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the research elite have apparently come together for this purpose. &#8220;We have brought together the best dollar spot researchers in the world,&#8221; summarised <strong>Maria Strandberg, Director of Research and Development at STERF<\/strong>, and also pointed out the excellence of the other two project groups, all of whom will be working across several locations in several countries and with several universities.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/ipbes-report-biodiversity-economy\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0UAWcehU1p\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/ipbes-report-biodiversity-economy\/\">Golf courses as a microcosm of global biodiversity issues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Golf courses as a microcosm of global biodiversity issues&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/ipbes-report-biodiversity-economy\/embed\/#?secret=prwEnbjyc0#?secret=0UAWcehU1p\" data-secret=\"0UAWcehU1p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>An approach that <strong>John Kemp, Vice Director Sustainable Golf Development at the R&amp;<\/strong> A, also considers crucial: &#8220;This global research is of critical importance for the entire golf industry,&#8221; he said, pointing out how important it is to always ask the question of what quality golfers will accept on a golf course, for example when it comes to saving water or the occurrence of dollar spots.<\/p>\n<p>With water costs on golf courses in some parts of the world already well over the million-dollar mark for 18 holes, and dollar spot long a global problem, the results of the three projects are likely to attract a lot of attention worldwide. &#8220;These research projects are pretty exciting for all of us,&#8221; said <strong>Cole Thompson, Director of Turfgrass and Environmental Research at the USGA<\/strong>, addressing the scholarship holders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research duration of several years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As is always the case with research projects that must meet high standards, publication of the results will take some time. The first scientific publications are planned for 2027, the last for 2029, but this also became clear during the kick-off meeting of the ITRI initiative: solid data material is the basis that must be created to draw the right conclusions in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Within the golf industry itself, hardly any club managers, presidents, golf instructors or golfers will take note of the three projects in the coming weeks and months. The search for the keys to the future of the golf industry is not taking place on the big stage, but rather behind the scenes. This does not change their importance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The three projects in detail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathways to a climate positive future for golf, Michal Becken, Ph.D., Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Integrating alternative strategies to improve the sustainable management of dollar spot, Paul Koch Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leveraging Satellite Data for Water Conservation on Golf Course Fairway, Qiyu Zhou, Ph.D., North Carolina State University.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/italy-golf-successful-bermudagras-transformation\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fNPut8GDfO\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/italy-golf-successful-bermudagras-transformation\/\">From a &#8222;crazy&#8220; idea to a successful transformation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;From a &#8222;crazy&#8220; idea to a successful transformation&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/italy-golf-successful-bermudagras-transformation\/embed\/#?secret=8rXaU1BHFl#?secret=fNPut8GDfO\" 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