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Sustainable Golf Week 2023

Golf – Better with Nature

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Throughout golf's history, a strong connection with nature has been an integral part of the sport. Whether it's traditional links courses or modern designs, golf and the natural world coexist harmoniously. Biodiversity, the web of life within fairways and water features, underscores golf's deep ties to the environment.

Today, a clear duty awaits golf: to protect, restore, and champion nature in golf. This isn't a choice; it's a commitment golf wholeheartedly embraces. Golf understands that its love for the game is intertwined with preserving the environment that sustains it. This partnership with nature is integral to golf's identity and emphasizes its shared responsibility for a sustainable future.

Key topics of the week

  1. Safeguarding the environment and preventing ‘net negative’ impacts.

  2. Actively restoring natural golfing landscapes, making biodiversity regeneration enjoyable and financially viable.

  3. Creating and enriching new habitats and ecosystems that showcase the fun and engaging aspects of golf while contributing to biodiversity regeneration.

Schedule for the week

Monday, October 9: Teeing off – Why this topic is vital for golf and society.
Tuesday, October 10: Protecting nature – How golf can ensure no net negative loss of biodiversity.
Wednesday, October 11: Restoring nature – How golf can further enrich the landscapes it manages.
Thursday, October 12: Promoting nature – How golf can play a major part in demonstrating the value of nature across society.
Friday, October 13: Driving further – Looking forward and calls to action.

Visit this page throughout the week and beyond to keep track of all the nature-based content from across the Sustainable Golf Community.

Our Perspective

 

Embrace the five fundamentals of a nature-positive golfer: Appreciation, Celebration, Engagement, Exploration, and Progress.

The five fundamentals of the nature inspired golfer →

Join us in making golf a true champion of the natural world as Sustainable Golf Week celebrates the sport's commitment to protecting, restoring, and promoting biodiversity, inviting everyone in golf to play a part in driving the regeneration of the natural world.

Sustainable Golf Week - Drive Further →

Unveiling the golfing connection: championing nature and biodiversity in an era of climate change

How golf can promote the value of nature across society →

Discover how golf, with its unique blend of sport and nature, is leading the way in a global effort to restore and enrich our ecosystems, showcasing that golf, sport, and society are #BetterWithNature

Restoring nature and enriching landscapes →

Golf and nature are inseparable partners, enriching each other, and together, they play a vital role in our well-being and the planet's health. #BetterWithNature

Golf’s Natural Advantage →

Protecting the nature we currently have is a vital starting point and pre-cursor to further restoration. There is very little point in giving with one hand and taking away with the other.

Protecting the places we play - and those we don't →

The opening stretch of the Fostering Nature Scorecard - hole by hole for Nature Positive Golf.

Fostering Nature Scorecard - Opening Stretch →

We are now entering the mid-stretch of the front nine in the Fostering Nature Scorecard as we close out day two of #SustainableGolfWeek. Here are holes 4-8 on what do do to protect nature.

Fostering Nature Scorecard - Front 9 →

We are now entering the turn in the Fostering Nature Scorecard as we close out day three of #SustainableGolfWeek. Here are holes 9-12 on what do do to protect nature.

Fostering Nature Scorecard - The Turn →

Swing into nature on holes 13-15 of our Fostering Nature Scorecard during #SustainableGolfWeek! Discover how you can enhance your golfing experience and contribute to a greener game.

Fostering Nature Scorecard - Back Nine →

As we near the end of #SustainableGolfWeek, explore the final three holes in our Fostering Nature Scorecard, including tracking your nature practices, sharing stories, and aiming for industry awards.

Fostering Nature Scorecard - Final Stretch →

Spotlight

 

Discover how Dow's LuxSense™ technology made a sustainable impact at the 2023 Solheim Cup, benefiting both the European and U.S. Teams.

LPGA →

Explore how top golf course architects are blending golf and nature to protect, restore, and promote the environment in projects like CostaTerra, Rumanza, West Cliffs, Hoiana Shores, and La Reserva.

Crafting a future inspired by nature →

Scottish Golf backs Sustainable Golf Week, focusing on golf's relationship with nature and promoting sustainability, with a keen eye on addressing environmental challenges.

Scotland Golf →

Join Jonathan Smith, GEO Foundation's founder, as he reflects on the incredible 18-year journey of sustainability in golf, emphasizing the sport's commitment to nature, conservation, community, and climate action.




Golf Course Architect →

Sustainable Golf Week 2023 showcases tournaments like the Genesis Scottish Open as sustainability champions, setting examples with eco-friendly actions like tree planting and beach clean events.

Promoting nature through tournaments →

Explore the significant role of developments in restoring and protecting nature while celebrating golf's enduring connection to the environment

Restoring nature through developments →

Discover how Sustainable Golf Week highlights the urgency of nature's plight, showcases golf's role in protecting and restoring it, and explores the future of the sport's positive impact on the natural world

IAGTO →

Around the world, golf clubs are actively dedicated to preserving and fostering our natural environment. During Sustainable Golf Week, we're proud to highlight a few remarkable examples of these efforts

Spotlight on Protecting Nature →

Sustainable Golf Week is back this year, providing another opportunity to strengthen the link between golf and sustainability. It's a time to reflect, celebrate, and push for even greater progress.

Ladies European Tour →

Better with Nature theme was chosen because “golf’s relationship with nature is unique among sport, with landscapes, ecosystems and biodiversity form an essential part of the experience.”

Golf Sustainable →

Sustainable Golf Week 2023: Uniting for Nature's Sake, highlighting golf's commitment to protecting and restoring the environment

Pitch Care →

Discover the surprising truth about golf courses' impact on the environment and how they can be powerful allies in biodiversity conservation

STRI →

Tree-planting initiative at Al Zorah Golf Club invites visitors to celebrate Sustainable Golf Week in style

Irish Golfer →

The Royal Dornoch team led by our experienced course manager Eoin Riddell has enjoyed two GEO certifications in recent years, building on foundations stretching back decades.

Royal Dornoch →

As Sustainable Golf Week unfolds, LIV Golf proudly embraces the initiative and outlines their commitment to enhancing sustainability in the sport, with a focus on diverting waste, reducing plastic usage, and engaging local communities through sustainability initiatives.

LIV Golf →

Sustainable Golf Week returns this year as another point in time to reinforce the connection between golf and sustainability – to Reflect, Celebrate and Drive Further. This year the focus is firmly on the natural world, entirely dedicated to championing how the game is #BetterWithNature.

Golf Ireland →

Golf’s relationship with nature is unique among sport, with landscapes, eco-systems, and bio-diversity an essential part of the experience.

Asian Golf Industry Federation →

Sustainability has become a priority not just globally, but specifically in Dubai, and the game of golf is able to play its own part in helping to be sustainable in various forms.

Gulf News →

This week, Wales Golf join our Sustainability partner GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf’s Sustainable Golf Week. This year’s theme is – Golf - Better with Nature.

Wales Golf →

Golf’s relationship with nature is unique among sport, with landscapes, ecosystems, and biodiversity an essential part of the experience.

EIGCA →

The Aphrodite Hills PGA National Cyprus and GEO Certified Golf Course is proud to be part of the GEO Sustainable Golf Week 2023.

Aphrodite Hills →

Sustainable Golf Week is back, highlighting golf's connection to nature and how it's #BetterWithNature. Join us in addressing environmental challenges and taking action for a greener future.

Sustainable Golf Week - Better with Nature →

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