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This On Course™ Report indicates the commitment of St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses to become a GEO Certified facility by January 20th 2013
It has been automatically generated from data submitted to the Golf Environment Organization by St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses. Publication of this data is the first step towards becoming a GEO Certified facility.
To achieve full certification St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses will be required to submit further detailed data and be assessed by a GEO Accredited Verifier against the GEO Certification Criteria. You can download the criteria from this page.
Each section in this report covers a key area of environmentally sound facility management. As defined by the Golf Environment Organization, these are: Nature, Landscape & Heritage, Water, Turf, Waste, Energy, Education & Awareness and Management Planning.
Being closest to the sea, the Jubilee course has an extensive duneland system running through the spine of the course. Natural dune grasses flourish in these areas. We also have a SSSI out at the far end of the golf course, with a growing primary dune system. We border the Eden Estuary, which contains numerous species of seabirds. Gorse habitat, and open areas of wispy grassland are extensive to the Jubilee and New courses supporting species such as skylark, brown hare, grey partridge, kestrel, various invertebrates and mammals.
Yellowhammer, linnet, willow warbler and various finches have been recorded. Bare sand areas are maintained to help accelerate nutrient leaching where gorse was removed and grassland encouraged. These bare areas are important for mining bees, wasps and for basking amphibians. As both courses are of very similar gorse/grassland mosaic habitats, the species recorded are also incredibly similar.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses features areas that are designated or protected at the following levels:
The following ecological surveys have been undertaken:
| Title |
|---|
| Botanical |
| Birds |
Estimated area of habitats at St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses has undertaken the following activities to enhance nature protection:
| Activity |
|---|
| Grassland management |
| Heather management |
| Coastal protection |
| Bare sand patches for bees and basking amphibians |
| Gorse management |
Dune landscape, ranging from towering dunes running the length of the course, to smaller "ripples" running throughout the golf course.
Historical feature: Jubilee Fountain. This is situated at the 1st tee and commemmorates the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses does not feature any landscape designations.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses features the following cultural heritage designations and protected features:
No landscape assessments or appraisals have been carried out at this site.
No archaeological or heritage surveys have been carried out at this site.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following activities to enhance landscape and cultural heritage:
| Activity |
|---|
| Gorse removal to make the dunes, visually more striking. |
| protection of march stones |
We have a state of the art irrigation system, with the capability of providing irrigation water to greens, surrounds, tees and fairways. We, however try and minimise it's use and promote, dry firm links conditions. We supplement any irrigation applied by handwatering dry spots, and the use of wetting agents.
We also use the irrigation system to washdown machinery, and to fill sprayers out on the course.
Finally, the maintenance facility uses water for toilets, washing areas and the canteen area.
| Primary Source | Secondary Source (if used) | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubhouse | N/A | N/A |
| Golf Courses | Groundwater | N/A |
| Accommodation | N/A | N/A |
| Maintenance facility | N/A | N/A |
| Other | N/A | N/A |
The following areas are irrigated:
| Area name | Approx. Hectarage |
|---|---|
| Greens | 2.8 ha |
| Tees | 3 ha |
| Fairways | 24 ha |
| Surrounds | 2 ha |
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes environmental monitoring of water quality.
| Chemical | Biological | Last Test Date | Tester | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflow | Yes | Yes | 2009-07-02 | Tayside scientific services |
| On-site | No | No | ||
| Outflow | No | No |
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses has undertaken the following activities to conserve / reduce / minimise water consumption:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following activities to protect and enhance water quality:
The playing surfaces on both courses are composed of natural bent and fescue with a proportion of annual meadow grass. Our goal is to increase the fescue in the sward.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses maintains the following turfgrass species:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses regularly undertakes the following practices to improve turf health:
Nitrogen
The greenkeeping staff feed the following areas of the golf course:
Not sprayed fungicide or 5 years, insecticide sprayed twice on greens - Jubilee for leatherjackets
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses keeps detailed records of pesticide application.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following activities to minimise / reduce pesticide use:
| Activity |
|---|
| Spot spraying |
| Keep healthy turf |
| Minimise feed and water |
On the courses we compost all our grass clippings with shredded gorse material. All waste from construction jobs is stockpiled at our screening area and allowed to rot down into rootzone for future jobs. Waste water from washing down our machinery is put through two reed beds before being discharged to a sump. Paper, plastic and cans from the courses are placed into recycling bins.
| Avoid | Re-use | Recycle | Landfill | Incineration | Registered Uplift | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Plastic | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Aluminium | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Metal | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Paper | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cardboard | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Electrical | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Grass Clippings | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cores | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Turf | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sand | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Wood / Timber | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Leaves | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Detergents | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cooking Oils | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lubricants | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Pesticide Containers | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Fertiliser Bags | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Oil Filters | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Batteries | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses has secure storage for hazardous material.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses has not undertaken a waste audit.
| Discharges to: | Legally Compliant? | Formal Discharge Agreement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubhouse | Mains Sewer | Yes | N/A |
| Accommodation | N/A | No | N/A |
| Maintenance Facility | Mains Sewer | Yes | N/A |
| Wash Pad | Via Oil Separator | Yes | N/A |
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following activities to reduce resource consumption or minimise waste:
The policy for energy consumption is to efficiently control electricity use and strive to reduce fuel consumption wherever possible. Electric vehicles are used where possible and diesel fuel rather than petrol. All petrol consumption is strictly monitored and recorded as required under current legislation.
Light sensors have been used as much as practically possible in non-public areas such as Staff Canteen with energy saving light bulbs installed throughout the building to conserve as much energy as possible.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses has not undertaken an Energy Audit.
Activities undertaken to record energy consumption:
Activities undertaken to reduce energy consumption:
Green purchasing activities undertaken:
Departments involved in energy saving activities:
Employees of St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses receive the following formal and informal environmental education:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses keeps formal staff training records for these departments:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses keeps the following record of accidents in the workplace:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following internal environmental communications:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses undertakes the following external environmental communications:
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses works with the following external groups:
St Andrews Links Trust - Environmental Statement.pdf
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses does not have an Environmental Management Plan.
St Andrews New & Jubilee Courses does not have an environmental working group.
