The latest from The R&A

PGF Conference

Lisbon

Thursday 28 February, 2013

The R&A Golf Course Committee

Governance

The Open Championship

golfcoursemanagement.randa.org

Making sense of sustainability

Challenges

Challenges

Challenges

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

The playing performance suite of tests

1. Firmness

2. Trueness/smoothness

3. Speed

4. Soil moisture

5. Organic matter content

6. Holing Out Test

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The Greenstester

• www.greenstester.com

• £300 plus shipping

For happy golfers!

Challenges

CourseCheck

CourseCheck

CourseCheck

https://www.coursetracker.org/en.aspx

What is ?

A FREE online tool that RECORDS, TRACKS, BENCHMARKS

and REPORTS on golf course management income, revenue

and time.

• Data 100% secure

• Comparison 100% anonymous

Putting the golf course

at the heart of the game!

Why ?

Who is for?

To help Course and Club Managers contribute to the decision making team at golf facilities, which might also include: • Owners, Board/Committee members • General Managers • Club Professionals

Why should I use ?

Developing

User lead at every stage of development

Why I should use

The language of money, understanding and informed decision making:

• The dark art of greenkeeping

• Compassionate boards and committees

• Sympathetic members

• Authoritarian authorities

• Generous treasurers!

• Identify strengths and weaknesses

• Show the value the club gets from course management

• Show the value the club gets from its staff

• Check on value of consultants advice

• Check on value of environmental accreditation

• Show the value members get from the club

• Show that sustainability pays!

Challenges

Sustainability begins with development

• Type of facility

• Key decisions

• Site selection

• Maintenance

• Costs

• Case studies

GEO Legacy™

www.golfenvironment.org/legacy

- Planning

- Design

- Construction

- Fields Manuals

golfcoursemanagement.randa.org

Making sense of sustainability