The golf course architecture firm of Robert Trent Jones II® (RTJ II)-long known for developing golf courses in an environmentally responsible manner- has released its Green Proclamation: ten tenets that have guided the company’s design philosophy and that the firm commits itself to pursuing into the future.
The Green Proclamation complements the environmental efforts expended by the USGA, ASGCA, GCSAA, PGA of America, Audubon International, and other golf industry organizations.
Bruce Charlton, President and Chief Design Officer of RTJ II, and current President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, says that the time has come for golf course architects to make a firm public statement about the environment. “Some people worldwide still have a negative image of the golf industry. We need to both make a renewed commitment to developing golf courses in a sustainable way that protects the environment, and also get the word out that golf courses are a positive form of development. In many cases, our work improves water quality and wildlife habitat, preserves green spaces that will not be paved over or developed, and creates giant filters that sequester carbon. When they are correctly implemented, golf courses that are well-conceived and built responsibly on appropriate sites actually enhance the natural environment.”
Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Chairman of RTJ II, says of the firm’s Green Proclamation, “In the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol, which seeks to bring nations together in an alliance to protect the planet, we embark upon a more modest but-we hope-equally far reaching doctrine. Our Green Proclamation has ten points created to help influence the direction of golf course design in this era of environmental concern.”
The firm of Robert Trent Jones II invites other golf course architects to join them in committing to the principles in its Green Proclamation.
To read the company’s Green Proclamation, “A Fresh Approach To Golf Course Design” visit www.rtj2.com
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