As the inaugural Sustainable Golf Week hosted by the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf continues, the focus on Wednesday is “Big and Visible” – The Professional Game. The top level of golf plays a vital role influencing all those who enjoy the sport. It has the reach and power to encourage others to follow a lead. Across the globe, elite events are working hard to drive positive change, achieving GEO Certification® and aiming towards it using the GEO OnCourse® Tournaments programme. Also, ambassadors like Solheim Cup Captain Suzann Pettersen, Corey Pavin and Danny Lee are helping to spread the message.
GEO Certified Events
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Internationally accredited and backed by robust reporting and third-party verification, GEO Certified® is the widely recognised standard for sustainable golf tournaments, assessing a range of disciplines relevant to hosting a golf tournament including Planning and Communications, Site Protection, Procurement, Resource Management – incorporating Waste, Water, Energy & Carbon – Access & Equity, and Legacy.
Back in 2017 the WM Phoenix Open became the first event to become GEO Certified, an accolade it has retained each year since.
Other events to have achieved GEO Certification include the RBC Heritage and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on the LPGA Tour and the Foshan Open on the Challenge Tour.
OnCourse Tournaments
OnCourse® Tournaments is a trusted and practical program developed by the golf industry to bring sustainability into greater focus and integrate it into event operations. The flexible program is relevant to those at the very start of their journey, providing the basics and building year-on-year, as well as those further along, supporting innovation and industry-leading practice. From the planning to post-event reporting and recognition, OnCourse gives tournament teams the guidance and tools needed to generate and communicate meaningful results and provides a pathway to becoming a GEO Certified® tournament.
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