Starting Monday 3 October Sustainable Golf Week, hosted by the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, is putting the spotlight on the requirement for sustainability within golf. It’s a hugely important subject and something that the governing bodies, the main professional Tours and golfing facilities around the world are rightly taking extremely seriously. But sustainability is not just something for the powers that be to be concerned with. Each of us can do our bit. The time for action is not somewhere in the next 10 years, the time is now. We need to act to secure a healthy, sustainable future for the game we love.
Here below, we consider what each of us can do as golfers to make the game greener.
Follow the Scorecard – Front 9
The GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf has put together a handy scorecard for golfers to follow to see how sustainable their approach to the game is currently, and where it can be improved. The front nine can be seen above.
There’s so much of it that's so simple to do, like taking your own water bottle or sharing a lift to the course. Other challenges may require a little more investment of time, like volunteering for a project of committee. But if all of us do what we can, where we can, a difference can be made.
Back 9
Carrying onto the back nine of sustainable tips for golfers, there are further easy wins, like using bamboo tees and considering not taking a scorecard. But one of the most impactful things you can do as an individual is simply to talk about sustainability – Just mention it at the club, ask the question on the club’s approach to sustainability. The more people who show an interest in the environment and the community, the more traction projects and ideas will have.
Through Sustainable Golf Week, the focus will be on different aspects of sustainability within golf. Here’s the schedule:
Monday 3rd: Teeing off - Our Biggest Team Challenge
Tuesday 4th: Golf Courses of the Future
Wednesday 5th: Big and Visible – The Professional Game
Thursday 6th: Golf, Cities and Land
Friday 7th: Moving Day
Saturday 8th: Highlights of the Week
Sunday 9th: Driving Further
Visit Sustainable Golf Week and GEO Foundation to find out more.
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