Opening Golf to the World
Golf Course 2030 Water
Brøndby Golf ClubBrøndby Golf Club have embraced water harvesting across the site to become nearly self sufficient in terms of irrigation water supply. The Club have embraced innovative ways of thinking and harvest water offsite, solving a drainage problem for the local municipality whilst also increasing their water supply.
Warrington Golf ClubWarrington Golf Club are now entirely self sufficient for water for both the clubhouse and irrigation system. Water is sourced from an onsite pond and a small borehole allowing the club's water supply to be secure throughout the year, and allows future expansion of the irrigation system.
Royal Automobile ClubThe RAC have recently constructed a large reservoir in order to store excess borehole water during the winter. This now allows the Club over three months water supply at peak demand, allowing the Club to be self-sufficient and secure in terms of water supply for future years. The entire system is expected to pay for itself in less than 10 years.
Hollinwell Golf ClubHollinwell Golf Club use a number of management practices and tools in order to improve the efficiency of their irrigation system as much as possible. This has translated into significant agronomic benefits, with the Club's lean approach to turf management allowing the course to be much more resilient to future climatic extremes.
The Castle Course, St AndrewsSince 2018, the team at The Castle Course have spent a huge amount of time upgrading and optimising their irrigation system. This has involved many hours of fine tuning the system and taking a large number of soil moisture readings each day to ensure that areas are not over or under watered.
St Annes Old LinksThe team at St Annes with the assistance of STRI and EPG upgraded an old disused surface well using a novel modular building technique. This allows the Club to access a supplementary source of 'free' water, increasing water available to hand water fairways and target areas throughout the year.
Portmore Golf ParkCreated in the 1990's on a family farm, Portmore Golf Park has been designed around water capture and reuse. All drainage water onsite is channeled through a series of storage lakes onsite, which feed the main irrigation system. In addition, water use in the clubhouse and functions building is significantly reduced through a series of innovative water saving measures including closed loop wash down pads, and rainwater use for driving range ball washing.
