Wentworth Club is deeply committed to providing sustainable golf and hospitality. We pride ourselves as being officially recognised as one of the UK’s most sustainable and environmentally responsible golf clubs by achieving Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Certified status.

In 2022, as part of the Club’s centenary commitments, we pledged
to do all that we can to protect the legacy of golf and tennis for future generations whilst preserving and regenerating our grounds and courses, thus providing a positive and enduring impact on the land and our community.

Below outlines just some of the sustainable initiatives we have implemented at the Club and across our grounds.

• We use GPS soil moisture data to guide us on irrigation requirements and location for accurate application.
• We are continuously working on getting our irrigation system
  to be more accurate to reduce unnecessary over-watering.
• We are speeding up LED lighting rollout and looking at installing light sensors in certain areas.
• We have reduced of the temperature of our server room
  to save energy.
• We have been trialling electric vehicles and in 2023 we will take delivery of the first 6 electric greens mowers in the UK.

• We have beehives on site that are maintained by professional
  beekeepers. The honey is used by our Chef throughout
  our menus.
• We have introduced wild meadow areas.
• We have installed bird boxes.
• We have significantly reduced the amount of rough we cut, these are mainly in, out-of-play areas and carries. Initially this has had
  a positive impact on aesthetics and has reduced our fuel consumption, fertiliser input and irrigation requirements. Additionally, we are creating habitats corridors for wildlife, and we have seen natural re-establishment of native plants such
  as gorse, broom and heather.
• The selection of grass species we use is key to ensure we use the best grass for our courses in terms of playability and to reduce fertiliser and irrigation requirements.
• Stored timber is collected bi-annually and taken away
  to be used as biofuel.

• We make use of a chipper to produce woodchip that can
  be reused as bedding material.
• We have reduced broad leaf trees (mainly Silver Birch) which helps restore rare habitats such as heathland on the golf courses.
• We create log walls & piles/bug hotels around the courses from felled trees. This provides food and shelter for insects such
  as stag beetles, and eventually adds to the food web for birds
  and animals that may cause damage to the golf course such
  as badgers.
• We maintain the heather better on our nature reserve. This allows us to get a source of heather to transplant onto the golf courses to increase biodiversity areas across the courses.