Syngenta Golf’s sustainability docuseries, The Green Report, traveled to Arizona to film a three-part episode about sustainable use of water on desert courses.
When faced with tough new water restrictions and hostile media coverage, the local golf community joined forces under the Arizona Alliance for Golf to successfully engage the public and policy makers on why golf was good for people, the planet and prosperity.
Part 1 takes viewers on a walk at Paradise Valley Country Club with Directors of Greens and Grounds Rob Collins, who details water conservation strategies and how he shares these practices with golf courses nationwide.
Part 2 features Troon Golf’s manager of environmental science Bri Kenny who takes host Gary Firkins on a sunset tour of Troon North Golf Club to showcase the array of plants and animals that call “golf’s greenest desert” home.
In the concluding episode of the three-part series focusing on golf in Arizona, host Gary Firkins speaks with the AAG’s Gregg Tryhus and Katie Prendergast to get the facts about water use in the Grand Canyon State.
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% 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 us on a sunset tour of Troon North Golf Club, spotting roadrunners and bobcats along the way.
The series 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,” said Mark Birchmore, Global Head of Marketing, Turf & Landscape at Syngenta. “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.”
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