SUSTAINABLE GOLF COURSE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Golf course building services to create exceptional golf while simultaneously enhancing the local ecosystem and community, employing the tools of modern technology to develop a partnership with nature to “imitate the beauties of nature so closely as to make [the] work indistinguishable from nature itself”. Learn how to engage your golf customers and your community by facilitating more than just a recreational experience. Find ways to turn your golf course or your landscape into a place that builds community, enriches the lives of all stakeholders (including non-humans), and change the narrative of what a golf course is and can do.

Photos: [1] Irrigation rainbow (Anderson), [2] Contour shaping (Anderson), [3] Tree care (Anderson), [4] Tools (Anderson), [5] Milkweed (Anderson), [6] Apiary + Bunkers (Russell Spencer)

**SCIENTIFIC BENCHMARKING & ASSESSMENT:**

Utilize GPS, drone, and historical data to assess the efficiency of your golf facility in a number of study areas: water use, turfgrass coverage and species, water quality, energy efficiency, nutrient and chemical use, species inventory, community engagement, programming reach, accessibility impact, to name a few. Learn more about how your golf course can increase its positive impact, increase its revenue potential, and decrease costs and resource use.

Photos: [1] Water Quality (Anderson) [2] Heat Map (UMN) [3] Birdhouse (Anderson) [4] Green Turf (Anderson) [5] Weather Station (Anderson)

RESTORATIVE RENOVATION
& REIMAGINING:

Renovation for optimal management, renovation for maximum golfer enjoyment, restoration of community and positive impact, reimagining of the future of golf and the opportunities to promote a successful and positive future. Learn more about how to adapt your golf facility for evolving trends of the game and trends of society.

Photos: [1] Sod (Anderson) [2] Tri-Plexes (Anderson) [3] Reclaimed (Anderson) [4] Greens Mowing (Anderson) [5] Garden (Anderson) [6] Dozer (Anderson)

**ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & FACT-BASED MARKETING:**

Golf courses are often perceived negatively with regard to environmental issues. Learn how, through data collection and analysis, how your facility can become an environmental leader in your community and the industry and utilize these efforts to increase participation at your facility. Market research indicates that sustainability is of significant value when consumers are making purchasing decisions for goods and services.

Photos: [1] Stimp (Anderson) [2] Phacelia argenta (Anderson) [3] Watering Hole (reddit.com) [4] Poppies (Anderson) [5] Golf + Bees (Anderson) [6] Fungi (reddit.com)

COMMUNITY EDUCATION
& ENGAGEMENT:

Golf can be an effective teacher and golf courses can be valuable community centers. Explore how through alternative programming and community engagement activities, your golf facility can generate additional revenue streams, grow the users of your facility, and become a pillar of your community.
Beginning a project with sustainability as a foundational goal creates the opportunity to create the framework for the most effective, sustainable, and impactful design and methods for management. When sustainability is part of the decision-making process, from the idea to the conceptualization phase of the project, incredible opportunities abound. Considering how all ecosystems function in collaboration with the golf course system ensures the long-term success and long-term positive relationship with its environment and community.

Photos: [1] Beekeeper (reddit.com) [2] Park Golf Japan (Anderson) [3] Golfers Only (Anderson) [4] Access (Anderson) [5] Night Golf Japan (Anderson) [6] UMBees (Anderson)