Syngenta Golf’s sustainability docuseries, The Green Report, heads to Arizona for its latest episode to learn about sustainable use of water on desert courses.
When faced with tough new water restrictions and hostile media coverage, golf course businesses joined forces under the Arizona Alliance for Golf to engage the public and policy makers on why golf was good for people, the planet and prosperity.
In a new three-part episode, The Green Report visits Paradise Valley Country Club and Troon North Golf Club to find out how superintendents, naturalists, course owners and advocates are working together to communicate:
- Golf only uses 2 percent of the state’s water
- Golf generates a $6 billion economic impact and supports 66,000 jobs
- How desert courses on the edge of urban areas can enhance biodiversity for native plants and wildlife.
Interviewees include course owner Gregg Tryhus and Katie Prendergast from the Arizona Alliance for Golf, as well as naturalist Bri Kenny of Troon Golf, who takes viewers on a sunset tour of Troon North Golf Club, spotting roadrunners and bobcats.
The episode begins with a course walk at Paradise Valley Country Club with director of greens and grounds Rob Collins, who details the water conservation strategies in place and how he is helping share these practices with golf courses nationwide.
“Arizona shows how golf can turn challenges into opportunities,” Syngenta global head of marketing for turf & landscape Mark Birchmore said. “Courses here are proving that data-driven water management and sustainability can go hand in hand with creating green spaces that benefit both people and wildlife.”
The new episode was released at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and is free-to-watch for all golf industry professionals and stakeholders on YouTube.
