Barcelona, Spain: Camiral Golf & Wellness Resort, host venue for the 2031 Ryder Cup, features in a new YouTube course walk series about sustainable golf created by Syngenta.

The 36-hole resort near Barcelona, which uses 100% recycled water for irrigation, was named International Environmental Golf Club of the Year at the 2025 Golf Environment Awards.

Now, in a new episode of The Green Report, the acclaimed Spanish resort is showing how its long-term strategic plan for sustainability is paying dividends, including using 100% treated wastewater and captured rainwater for irrigation; switching to drought-resistant turf to reduce water consumption by 30%; and introducing bio-diversity projects to protect 120 bird species, many protected.

Among the interviewees are Golf Course Superintendent Alfredo Álvarez and ecologist Dr Jesús Ortiz.

On a course walk of the 2031 Ryder Cup venue, Álvarez reveals how Camiral balances world-class playing conditions with sustainability.

Meanwhile, ecologist Dr Ortiz describes how he was initially sceptical about working with a golf course, but soon realised Camiral’s strategic approach to sustainability meant business and bio-diversity could work together successfully.

Mark Birchmore, Global Head of Marketing, Turf & Landscape for Syngenta, said: “As a future Ryder Cup venue, Camiral is an outstanding example of sustainable golf. Its Green Route strategic plan demonstrates a detailed long-term vision and measurable commitment to sustainability in its full sense: people, planet and profit.

“We hope by telling Camiral’s story, as well as Bethpage State Park, venue of this year’s Ryder Cup, we can inform and inspire all golf courses to put sustainability at the heart of their business planning.”

The new episode of The Green Report follows the launch of Syngenta’s latest feature entitled How Golf Can Become Water Sustainable, including seven solutions and case studies.

*To watch all episodes of The Green Report and for more news, features, videos and case studies on sustainable golf, as well as links to the Changing the Business of Golf podcast, visit Syngenta Golf.

**Syngenta is an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.