Golf Course Architecture - Issue 62: October 2020

this process, before arriving on the final layout.” The par-72 championship course operated by Troon International has five sets of tees and can play from a total yardage ranging from 5,400 to 7,600 yards. The club has joined GEO Foundation’s On Course programme and aims to achieve GEO Certified status as a leader in environmental and economic sustainability, fulfilling its promise to residents to protect the surrounding environment and manage water and energy responsibly. A Toro Lynx irrigation system with 945 sprinklers helps the club ensure precise water coverage. All irrigation water for the course is captured from rainfall, with 100 per cent of drainage from the golf course and hard standing areas filtered back to the irrigation reservoir. Seven biofilters allow the removal of any nutrient from all water harvested from greens. There are nine kilometres of recreational trails for jogging, cycling and equestrian use, which link the surrounding countryside, golf course and points of interest in nature. The renovation of the 19th century chateau to become the golf clubhouse is being conducted to the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design requirements, with 100 per cent recycling of all irrigation and drainage water from the project back to storage for use by the golf course irrigation system. An On Site report on the PGA National Czech Republic course will appear in a future edition of Golf Course Architecture. “Habitat areas include snake walls, frog ponds and an insect sanctuary, and two bio corridors run through the site” TEE BOX The eighteenth green and connected putting green sit in front of the Nebrenice Chateau, which is being renovated for use as the golf clubhouse. Right, The approach to the par-four fourteenth Photos: Oaks Prague 19