Victoria Martz, an Arnold Palmer Design Company vice president and advocate of environmental golf course design, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Environmental Institute for Golf.
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Over the past 15 years Martz has led Arnold Palmer Design’s effort to seek ways to incorporate sustainable elements into golf course designs. The company often utilizes native plants, which require minimal water and maintenance, as natural and strategic hazards. Martz honors the natural contours of surrounding land in her designs. The company’s watchwords are “preserve, protect and enhance.”
“Sustainable golf design is coming into its own. We can build fantastic courses that protect the environment. It’s recognized within the industry as a standard that we all emulate. We need to get that word to the golfers,” Martz says. She intends to focus on outreach and education on the EIG board.
The nonprofit EIG grants more than $1 million a year for scientific research, outreach and scholarships. The Lawrence, Kansas-based institute has about 9,000 donors and assets of about $9.2 million.
Martz is a vice president at Arnold Palmer Design and a senior golf course architect. As Palmer’s director of environmental design, her purview includes wetland preservation, environmental permitting, native grass and plant selection and evaluation of wildlife habitat. She manages all aspects of project design and coordination.
Martz joined the Arnold Palmer Design Co. in 1985. She has been involved in the design of more than 60 completed courses worldwide. Martz is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the board of governors of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Her term as a trustee with the Environmental Institute of Golf is three years.
For more information on Martz and Arnold Palmer Design Co., go to www.arnoldpalmerdesign.com. For more on the Environmental Institute for Golf, please visit www.eifg.org.