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Category: Sustainability

The Toro Company Launches Sustainability Endures Platform

The Toro Company Launches Sustainability Endures Platform

August 14, 2020

Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company has launched its Sustainability Endures platform, which will strengthen TTC’s strategic focus on sustainability and its long-standing commitment to making a positive impact financially, socially and environmentally worldwide.

Smart Approach to Addressing Environmental Impacts

Smart Approach to Addressing Environmental Impacts

August 8, 2020

Berwick, Scotland: The title sponsors of next week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open will be off-setting the greenhouse gas emissions from travel to the event by all players and caddies.

Milestone in USGA-Audubon International Collaboration

Milestone in USGA-Audubon International Collaboration

August 6, 2020

New Jersey, United States: The USGA’s multi-year collaboration with Audubon International has reached a key milestone by creating 1,000 acres of pollinator habitat on courses across America through the Monarchs in the Rough initiative.

Sentosa Golf Club On Course with GEO Foundation

Sentosa Golf Club On Course with GEO Foundation

July 29, 2020

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club is set to further its sustainability credentials by announcing a new collaboration with the international sustainable golf non-profit, GEO Foundation.

Promoting Golf as a Leader in Sustainable Sport and Business

Promoting Golf as a Leader in Sustainable Sport and Business

July 29, 2020

Melbourne, Australia: Australian golfers know that playing the game can not only benefit the well-being and social connectivity of its participants, but also the significant role that Australian golf courses play in the protection of our environment.

Gray Gives Thumbs-Up to Drone Technology

Gray Gives Thumbs-Up to Drone Technology

June 17, 2020

Singapore: One of golf’s foremost agronomic experts has predicted a huge uptake in drone technology among golf clubs. “It’s pretty exciting what’s happening with drone technology – and where it’s going,” said Chris Gray, Head of Sustainability and Agronomy for Asia at The R&A. During a webinar addressing Why New Technology is Now Essential in […]

Golf Agronomist Welcomes GPS Technology

Golf Agronomist Welcomes GPS Technology

June 17, 2020

Singapore: Autonomous mowing, spray units, individual sprinkler control and soil moisture meters are among a host of new technological advancements that are being embraced by golf clubs around the globe. Not only will adoption of these GPS-driven measures reduce costs for golf clubs, but they’ll also improve efficiency, according to Chris Gray, Head of Sustainability […]

Popularity of Drone Technology Set to Soar

Popularity of Drone Technology Set to Soar

June 16, 2020

Singapore: Along with substantial savings to golf clubs around the world, drone technology will enable industry sustainability goals to be met by developing best practices for operational teams in the years ahead. During a webinar addressing Why New Technology is Now Essential in Golf Course Management, participants highlighted the myriad ways in which the use […]

Unlocking a Sustainable Future for Golf Courses

Unlocking a Sustainable Future for Golf Courses

June 15, 2020

Singapore: The Covid-19 pandemic is shining new light on advanced technology and sustainability that can provide significant long-term benefit to the golf industry. That’s the view of Bobby Carrington, a Tech Portfolio Advisor for a private equity company in New York City and Head of Customer Success at Brain Pool Tech, a company that is pioneering drone technology […]

Syngenta Highlights New Value of Golf’s Green Spaces

Syngenta Highlights New Value of Golf’s Green Spaces

June 6, 2020

London, England: Playing golf and spending time in nature could be an important solution to the predicted ‘tsunami of mental health problems’ following the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the view of leading environmental psychologist Professor Jenny Roe of the University of Virginia, who says golf course environments possess many of the natural features – including water, […]