A variety of water-saving measures implemented under the direction of Superintendent Pat Smyth has dropped consumption by 400,000 gallons a day since June. “We’re giving our guests a glimpse of how golf courses may routinely look a bit more ‘brown,’ “ says General Manager Rick Morgan.
The Castle & Cooke-owned Saddle Creek Resort in Copperopolis, Calif., announced that it has managed to reduce water consumption by 40% or 400,000 gallons a day since June.
Led by Superintendent Pat Smyth, the property’s course maintenance crew has implemented several water-saving measures—including cutting down the amount of irrigation to the rough, limiting 360-degree sprinkler heads to 180-degree turns, hand-watering and syringing fairways—while continuing to produce course conditions that resort guests appreciate, Saddle Creek reports.
“We need to do what’s right for California,” says Rick Morgan, the resort’s General Manager. “At the same time, we’re giving our guests a glimpse of how golf courses may routinely look a bit more ‘brown’ in the very near future.”
“We can’t say enough about what a phenomenal job Pat and his team haves done to implement the new program,” adds Morgan. “Our head golf professional, Tyler Brown, has also been integral to the process as the point person communicating the rationale for these changes to our golfers.”
Saddle Creek is routed through undulating terrain featuring views of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite mountains. The 6,826-yard Carter Morrish design opened in 1996 and frequently appears on ‘Best in California’ rankings.
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