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Metro line cutting through course forcing sustainable innovation
Le Golf National , France
Local plants bring a new balance after the Ryder Cup
Sustainable golf extension
Golf De La Sainte Baume , France
Partnering up to increase biodiversity on the course
Making a home for three beehives
Golf Du Rhin , France
New equipment turns waste into mulch
The power of nature
Restoration of the Merantais Gate
Sustainable playing surfaces for young top players
Creation of a protection zone for our Orchids
Academic work assisting on biodiversity
A blossoming biodiversity partnership
Insect huts help to communicate golf's biodiversity
Keeping golfers hydrated in a sustainable way
Terre Blanche Golf , France
€100,000 worth of press coverage after becoming GEO Certified
Organic waste turned into compost
Creation of high roughs to reduce inputs
Golf du Rhin , France
Encouraging golfers to hand-weed as they play
Over 400 local children introduced to golf
A dedicated ecological survey brigade
Nesting boxes made by children
National History Museum partnerships helps take practical action on the course
Creation of hedgehog huts to protect our natural insect repellents
Animal releases in partnership with "PACA pour Demain" association
Teaching ecology to kids
Re-seeding more resistant grasses cuts water and fertilizer input
Raising awareness and informing staff & travellers
Electric mowers make the cut
Ryder Cup 2018 , France
Use of root cutter reduces inputs
Raising awareness of biodiversity among golf school pupils
Manual path weeding reduces chemical use
Creating a vegetable garden for the club
Donation of driving range balls to a greenkeeper academy
Maintaining turf quality whilst lowering damage to the environment
New sprinklers, irrigation lake and policies have led to 44% recycled water
Amazing success using recycled green waste as compost