ULTIMATEGolf

14 courses and clubs

Greener golf

Clubs that set out their own work on water, wildlife and energy, from recycled irrigation water to GEO and Audubon certification.

Marbella & Sotogrande

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A green fairway at El Chaparral Golf Club among pines and palmettos, with hills beyond
18 holes

El Chaparral Golf Club

Mijas · SpainSolar panels generate clean energy, plastics have been removed from the facilities and recycled water is used for irrigation.
Olive trees and a white bunker on the course at Finca Cortesín
18 holes

Finca Cortesín Golf Club

Casares · SpainThe course irrigates with 100% recycled water from the nearby town of Manilva.
The first tee of the Old Course at Atalaya Golf & Country Club, under pines with the mountains beyond
Visitors welcome

Atalaya Golf & Country Club

Estepona · SpainThe club states a commitment to sustainable, environmentally friendly maintenance of its courses.
The course and lakes below La Concha at Los Naranjos Golf Club
Visitors welcome

Los Naranjos Golf Club

Nueva Andalucía · SpainHas counted and recorded the tree species across the course as part of a biodiversity effort.
Real Club Valderrama at Sotogrande
Visitors welcome

Real Club Valderrama

Sotogrande · SpainHolds an Audubon certificate in environmental management since 1991 and is considered a wildlife sanctuary.
27 holes

La Quinta Golf & Country Club

Benahavís · SpainIrrigates the course and greens solely with regenerated water.

Lisbon & the Silver Coast

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18 holes

Oitavos Dunes

Cascais · PortugalHolds Audubon International Gold Signature Sanctuary status for conservation.

Scotland

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18 holes · Visitors on set days

North Berwick Golf Club

North Berwick, East Lothian · United KingdomCreates safe habitats and habitat corridors and is working on a dune restoration project.

Dubai

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Golf

Dubai Hills Golf Club

Dubai Hills, Dubai · United Arab EmiratesThe club has pledged to become GEO Certified, and works on energy use, single-use plastics and biodiversity; water dispensers replace plastic bottles.

Caribbean

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Royal palms above a green and the east coast at Apes Hill
27 holes · Members and staying guests

Apes Hill Golf

Apes Hill · BarbadosDrought-tolerant turf, irrigated entirely from the club's own rainwater reservoir.
45 holes

Sandy Lane Golf

Sandy Lane · BarbadosWater is collected, filtered and reused for irrigation across the property.

Florida

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A green and bunker on the Tiburón course
36 holes

Tiburón Golf Club

North Naples · United StatesThe courses are certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
The practice range at Saltleaf Golf Preserve
27 holes · Open to the public

Saltleaf Golf Preserve

Bonita Springs · United StatesThe course coexists with a 144-acre Florida uplands preserve.

Las Vegas

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TPC Las Vegas, from its own photography
Open to the public

TPC Las Vegas

Summerlin · United StatesCertified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

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