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The Golf Environment Organization (GEO) is an international not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to helping a global golf community establish leadership in environmental enhancement, resource efficiency and community value.

Through OnCourse set of programmes, GEO provides modern, practical sustainability solutions and credible recognition for facilities, tournaments and developments globally.  OnCourse Facilities is an online guidance and reporting platform which enables facilites to record, improve and share their achievements.  OnCourse Developments provides customised project support and reporting.  From site selection to opening day, helping project planning and representing environmental and social value to governments and the wider community.  OnCourse Tournaments supports tour organisers and host venues to minimise the events impact whilst maximizing the positive legacy in the local community.

In additon to practical guidance and reporting, GEO Certified is a credible standard and certification mark recognising a facility, tournament, or development, which has shown commitment to sustainability.  Assessed by an independent verifier and upholding the highest codes of good practice, the positive recognition is increasingly valuable to tours, federations, governments and members.

Through our standard and our online certification and reporting platform, OnCourse®, GEO encourages all golf courses to employ a range of management practices that minimize the need for pesticide applications.  These management practices include practical actions such as frequently sharpening mowing blades, removing surface moisture, and occasionally rolling the grass instead of mowing.   GEO ensures that golf courses achieving certification have made a strong commitment to these preventative management practices. 

The next step of the GEO IPM strategy includes managing pests and diseases by employing pesticides as a last resort.  Golf course managers achieving certification need to scout for disease, complete multiple diagnoses for pest and disease identification, map and track disease hotspots, quantify pest pressure when possible, and establish pest thresholds.  Starting in 2017 and continuing in future years, GEO will begin to work the national golfing federations to develop customized IPM strategies.  These national IPM strategies will include guidance, best practices, and regulatory information, all of which will be delivered through OnCourse®.

Many golf courses who employ all best practices still occasionally need to apply a pesticide.  In such a case, all certified courses and those applying for certification are required to log all pesticide applications into the OnCourse® Pesticide Log. This log requires that the product, active ingredient, dose rate, and volume applied are recorded for every pesticide application.  This new system was warmly received by users in early 2017, who often need to record pesticide applications for national legislative purposes.  OnCourse® gives users an easy-to-use online tool that counts toward for legal compliance and GEO-Certification.

The OnCourse® Pesticide Log will also be gaining further features later this year.  The Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) risk management system will be introduced to OnCourse®, allowing users to better understand the impact of each pesticide application to the environment, the applicator, and the golfer. In 2017, GEO also hopes to connect the OnCourse® Pesticide Log with the ISEAL IPM Coalition database.

GEO is undertaking a standard revision in 2017 and plans to align with the ISEAL IPM Coalition Common Ban.

Wentworth achieves global sustainability recognition
February 18, 2018

Wentworth Club, home of the BMW PGA Championship, has achieved the GEO Certified® eco-label.

Source:
golfenvironment.org
Beyond The Rowdy 16th Hole: Golf's Phoenix Open Has The Best Waste Management In Sports - Forbes
February 8, 2018

ForbesBeyond The Rowdy 16th Hole: Golf's Phoen

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forbes.com
Qatar International: unlimited ambition? - Golf Course Architecture
February 8, 2018

Golf Course ArchitectureQatar International: u

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golfcoursearchitecture.net
Exploring Southern Asia's Golf Courses
October 24, 2017

GEO chats with Golf Course Architect Paul Jansen ahead of his month long tour of Southern Asia's distinct and sustainable golf courses.

Source:
golfenvironment.org
The Toro Company Invests In Game Of Golf And Sustainability
October 9, 2017

The Toro Company awards a grant continuing their support of support sustainability in golf.

Source:
golfenvironment.org
RBC Heritage Teeing up for Sustainability Leadership
October 9, 2017

Leading PGA TOUR event sets new corporate responsibility goals.

Source:
golfenvironment.org
GC Almeerderhout GEO-gecertificeerd - GOLF.NL
August 22, 2017

GOLF.NLGC Almeerderhout GEO-gecertificeerdGOLF

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golf.nl
Celebration of golf, families & sustainability at 2017 Venice Open
August 22, 2017

U.S.

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golfenvironment.org
Sustainable Golf’s global #CSRshareDay Success
August 18, 2017

#CSRshareDay campaign featuring sustainable golf, reaches over 1.6million people world wide

Source:
golfenvironment.org
Mirimichi reopens for 2017 season with St. Jude celebration - WMC Action News 5
August 11, 2017

Mirimichi reopens for 2017 season with St.

Source:
wmcactionnews5.com

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