OUR MISSION
The GOLF GREENPRINT explores how the game we love can both contribute to a greener future and be more accessible. At the intersection of golf, environmental engineering, and community, we connect people and ideas to reimagine what it means to be green—on and beyond the course.
we do this by
our objectives
Green Design
Reimagining
the Course
We explore how engineering, sustainability, and thoughtful design can address water use, land management, biodiversity, runoff, and other environmental considerations in golf.
Conversations
Listen & Learn
Through our podcast, we talk with environmental engineers, golf course superintendents, golfers, designers, and other experts about the environmental challenges and possibilities within the game.
Service
Give Back
We highlight community engagement through organizations like First Tee and celebrate the ways golfers can use the game to mentor, serve, and strengthen their communities.
U.S. golf facilities used
31% LESS
less water in 2024
than they did in 2005.
$1.03 billion
in annual benefits
Research examining USGA-supported water, soil-moisture, fertilizer, and pesticide management practices estimated $1.03 billion in annual financial benefits to the golf industry from three research-based management practices.
More than
30%
of U.S. golf courses reported adding or expanding wildlife habitat and native plantings since 2000.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Golf has always been a part of my life–whether it was going to the range and watching my father practice as early as seven years old, volunteering at a golf nonprofit, or playing for my high school golf team.
Something that always amazed me throughout the years was how elaborately designed the courses were, from the way they weaved across the terrain to how the many obstacles were set up to provide a fun but challenging experience. However, it was only until I started high school that I began to wonder about the intentions of the course architects. Why did they choose to make this hole so steep? Why did they place this body of water here?
HELP PUT A GREENER FUTURE INTO PLAY.
Become part of a growing community committed to asking better questions, sharing better ideas, and creating meaningful change.
