Golf course Wijderwormer is the homecourse of The Zaanse Golfclub.
The course is about 53 ha and provides 18 holes and practice facilities. The location below sea level is characteristic for this part of the Dutch landscape. The integration of the golf course in the landscape is good and therefore a contribution to nature and landscape. The golf course is of great value for nature conservation, because of the large number of bird- and plant species.
Publication of this Certification Report indicates that Zaanse Golf Club has been assessed against the GEO Certification Criteria and awarded GEO Certified status.
Each section of this document covers a key area of environmentally sound golf facility management. As defined by the Golf Environment Organization, these are: Nature, Landscape & Heritage, Water, Turf, Waste, Energy, Education & Awareness and Management Planning.
Scope of Application
Zaanse Golf Club consists of:
Courses
Zaanse Golf Club (18 holes)
Clubhouses
Chipping Inn
Maintenance Facilities
Onderhoudswerkplaats
Other
Pro Shop
Practice Facilities
Halfway House
On Course Toilet Facilities
Nature
The "Zaanse Golf Club" is a flourishing club with a beautifull course in the caracteristic watery polder landscape in Wijdewormer. The first nine holes were constructed in 1989, the second nine in 2007. The course and the environment have an open caracter and lies in a polder next to a peat bog area.
The surface is wet and lies roughly 4 meters below sea level.
The first nine holes are build around a socalled "wheel", a lake caused by the collapse of the dike in 1825, with a dept of 40 meters in the middle. From 1953 till 1988 the lake was partly used as swimming pool.
The growth is typical for this area. That means reed borders, elders, birches and willows. The architect insisted to save these specific qualities.The most to this landscape belonging animals do occur like water- and meadowbirds, swallows, buzzards, kestrels, diffirent gulls, dragonflies and other insects, butterflies, diifirent amphibians and mice and hares.
De Zaanse Golf Club is een springlevende vereniging met een prachtige eigen baan in het karakteristieke waterrijke polderlandschap van Wijdewormer. De eerste 9 holes zijn aangelegd in 1989, de tweede 9 in 2007. De baan en de omgeving hebben een open karakter en ligt in een polder naast een veenweide-gebied. De grond is nat en ligt op ca. 4 meter onder NAP. De eerste 9 holes zijn aangelegd rond een zogenaamd "wiel", een meer gevormd door een dijkdoorbraak in 1825, met een diepte van ca. 40 meter in het midden. Van 1953 tot 1987 werd het meer gedeeltelijk gebruikt als zwembad.
De begroeiïng is typisch voor het gebied. Dat wil zeggen: riet rond het water en verder vooral elzen, berken en wilgen. The architect heeft aangedrongen toe te zien deze specifieke eigenschappen te bewaren. De meeste bij dit landschap behorende diersoorten komen er voor zoals water- en weidevogels, zwaluwen, buizerds, torenvalken, diverse meeuwensoorten, libelles en andere insecten, vlindersoorten, diverse amphibieën en muizen en hazen.
Designations
Zaanse Golf Club features areas that are designated or protected at the following levels:
Self Appointed
Surveys
The following ecological surveys have been undertaken:
Title
Author
Date
Botanical
H. Fabritius
2009-06-07
Birds
H. Fabritius
2009-06-07
Mammals
H. Fabritius
2009-06-07
Invertebrates
H. Fabritius
2009-06-07
Amphibians
H. Fabritius
2009-06-07
stocktaking of the flora
H. Fabritius
2003-12-10
stocktaking of the fauna
H. Fabritius
2004-12-01
woodlands Golfbaan Wijdewormer
J.M. Smit
2003-10-09
Habitats
Estimated area of habitats at Zaanse Golf Club:
Rough ‘ecological’ grassland: 4 ha; of Local Importance
Scrub and shrub vegetation: 1 ha; of Local Importance
Native woodland: 2 ha; of Local Importance
Wetlands: 2 ha; of Local Importance
Open water features: 6 ha; of National Importance
Zaanse Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to improve the landscape ecology of the site:
Increase the size of habitat patches
Connect internal habitat patches
Connect patches with external habitats
Create new habitat corridors
Introduce a policy to avoid habitat fragmentation
Improve and diversify habitat edges
Species
Rare, protected and notable species occurring at Zaanse Golf Club [Latin names]:
Hirondo Rustica (boerenzwaluw)
Charadrius hiaticula (bontbekplevier)
Limosa limosa (grutto)
Tachybaptus ruficallus (dodaars)
Passer Domesticus (huismus)
Recurvirostra avosetta (kluut)
Cuculus canora (koekoek)
Platalea leucorodia (lepelaar)
Perdix perdix (patrijs)
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (rietzanger)
Passer montanus (ringmus)
Asio Otus (ransuil)
Botaurus stellaris (roerdomp)
Oenanthe oenanthe (tapuit}
Tringa totanus (tureluur)
Alauda arvensis (veldleeuwerik)
Sterna hirundo (visdief)
Gallinago gallinago (watersnip)
Anas querqueleda (zomertaling)
Neomys fodiens (waterspitsmuis)
Pipistrellus pipstrellus (dwervleermuis)
Myotis dasycneme (meervleermuis)
Myotis daubentonii (watervleermuis)
Eptesicus serotinus (laatvlieger)
Microtus euconomus (noordse woelmuis)
Misgernus fossilis (grote modderkruiper)
Triturus vulgaris (kleine watersalamander)
Rana esculenta (groene kikker)
Rana temporaria (bruine kikker)
Bufo bufo (gewone pad)
Bufo calamita (rugstreeppad)
Dactylorhiza majalis praetermissa (rietorchis)
Dipsacus fullonum (grote kaardebol)
Butomus umbellatus (zwanebloem)
Consultation
Zaanse Golf Club consults with the following nature conservation organisations:
Vogelbeschermingswacht Zaanstreek
Kontakt Milieubeheer Zaanstreek
Activities
Zaanse Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to enhance nature protection:
Activity
Description
Avoiding the use of pesticides on the course
By looking carefully at the weatherforecast we try to avoid diseases on the playground and to avoid the use of pesticides
Birdwatching every year in may
The NGF ( Nederlandse Golf Federatie) organises every year on a saturday in May a birdwatching day. In the early morning a group of birdwatchers notes all the birds they see or hear. All the years were about 50 to 60 various birds found.
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for maximizing its ecological value:
We try to create a habitat for grass snakes.
Landscape & Heritage
The polder, where the Zaanse Golf Club is situated, is dried in 1626. Before that moment the lake was part of the Ymere and directly connected with the North Sea. A polder nearby. the Beemster, is appointed to be World Heritage.
De polder waarin de Zaanse Golf Club is gesitueerd, is leeggemalen in 1626. Daarvoor was het meer een deel van het IJmeer en direct verbonden met de Noordzee. Een nabij gelegen polder, de Beemster is aangewezen tot de Wereld erfgoed lijst.
Designations
Zaanse Golf Club does not feature any landscape designations.
Zaanse Golf Club does not feature any cultural heritage designations or protected features.
Surveys
The following landscape assessments and appraisals been carried out at the site:
Date
Title
2004-02-10
Het golfterrein in cultuur-historisch perspectief
The following archaeological and heritage surveys have been carried out at the site:
Date
Title
2004-05-05
De geologische ontwikkelingvan het gebied op en rond onze golfbaan
Consultation
Zaanse Golf Club does not consult with organisations responsible for landscape and cultural heritage issues.
Activities
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following activities to enhance landscape and cultural heritage:
Activity
Description
Minimizing the woodlands in the plan of the second nine holes.
In the plan of the extension of the golfcourse with the second nine holes we minimized the woodlands to get a slow transition from the flat meadowland to the woodlands in the first nine holes course.
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for conserving or enhancing its landscape and cultural heritage value:
The aims for conserving the landscape and cultural heritage are part of the manangement plan
Water
Water is always abundant at the Zaanse Golf Club. In 1626 dikes were constructed around the then existing lake "Wijdewormer". With 13 huge watermills the polder was dried and made ready for the farmers. Nevertheless there were burstings of the dikes in 1665, 1669, 1717, 1756 and 1825 when the now existing lake was formed
With this lake we have a main source for the irregation system of the course. Anyway our irregation program is tailored to meet the criteria which lead to greater allround consistency and health for the turfgrass.
Water for the clubhouse is delivered by the regional water company (PWN).
Water is altijd overvloedig aanwezig bij de Zaanse Golf Club. In 1628 werden dijken gemaakt rondom het toen bestaande meer "Wijdewormer". Met 13 watermolens werd de grond
drooggemaakt en was de polder gereed voor de boeren.
Desondanks waren er dijkdoorbraken in 1665, 1669, 1675, 1712, 1786 en 1825 toen het nu bestaande meer ontstond.
Met dit meer hebben we de belangrijkste bron voor het beregeningssysteem van de golfbaan. In ieder geval is ons beregeningsprogramma gescikt om te beantwoorden aan de criteria, die leiden tot een grotere dichtheid en gezondheid van het gras.
Het water voor het clubhuis wordt geleverd door het Provinciaal waterleiding bedrijf (PWN).
Consumption
Water sources
Primary Source
Secondary Source (if used)
Clubhouse
Public / Potable
N/A
Golf Courses
Surface
N/A
Accommodation
Public / Potable
N/A
Maintenance facility
Public / Potable
Treated Effluent
Other
N/A
N/A
Water consumption (m3)
2008
2007
2006
Clubhouse
450
440
420
Golf Courses
26850
16800
13464
Accommodation
302
306
250
Maintenance facility
24
180
150
Other
N/A
N/A
N/A
Irrigation
The following areas are irrigated:
Area name
Approx. Hectarage
Greens
1 ha
Tees
1 ha
Fairways
12 ha
driving range
3 ha
Zaanse Golf Club irrigation system is Fully computer controlled.
This irrigation system is serviced every 6 months.
This irrigation system is upgraded every 2 years.
This irrigation system is calibrated every 4 years.
Our greenkeeping staff incorporate evapotranspiration rates and weather data into their irrigation programme:
With the local weatherforecast every day we also get data of the expected evatranspiration rates so we can import that in the irregation programme.
Zaanse Golf Club monitors soil water content to minimise irrigation and improve turf quality.
Analysis
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes environmental monitoring of water quality.
Chemical
Biological
Last Test Date
Tester
Inflow
Yes
Yes
2008-08-06
Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noord
On-site
Yes
Yes
2008-08-06
Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noord
Outflow
Yes
Yes
2008-08-06
Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noord
The key findings of these tests were:
The water in the lakes and the ditches is a little bit salty caused by a migration of salt water in the deeper layers of the ground, about 30 to 40 meters below sea level, to the deep lake. During the years this salt transport is minimizing.
Activities
Zaanse Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to conserve / reduce / minimise water consumption:
Minimise irrigated area
Irrigate in the evenings
De-compact the soil
Grass species selection
Regular inspections for irrigation system leaks
Soil moisture analysis
Gathering of evapotranspiration data
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following activities to protect and enhance water quality:
Maintain vegetative buffers
Creation of swales and attenuation areas
No spray zones
Erosion control
Pest and disease tolerant grass selection
Informed selection of fertiliser type
Informed selection of pesticides (least toxic, least persistent)
Naturalisation of pond margins to improve oxygenation
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for conserving water quality and minimizing water consumption:
Turf
The grass selection is made together with Barenbrug Holland BV and is based on a low nutrician level, good sickness resistance, relatively high salt tolerance and a low water need. The rough grass selection is mixed with a flora mixture.
De keuze van de toe te passen grasmengsels is tezamen met Barenbrug Holland BV vastgesteld en is gebaseerd op een laag bemestingsniveau, goede ziekte resistentie, relatief hoge zout tolerantie en een lage behoefte aan water. Het rough mengsel is gemengd met een flora mengsel.
Zaanse Golf Club maintains the following turfgrass species:
Greens
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Browntop bent (Agrostis tenuis)
Surrounds & Approaches
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Browntop bent (Agrostis tenuis)
Tees
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Fairways
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Semi-rough
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Zaanse Golf Club regularly undertakes the following practices to improve turf health:
Hollow Coring - 6 times per year
Top Dressing - 6 times per year
Micro Tining - 4 times per year
Scarification - 6 times per year
Verticutting - 2 times per year
Deep Anti Compaction - 2 times per year
Rolling - 4 times per year
Nutrition
The grass selection was made with a low nutrician level, so on a yearly basis for the greens is given respectively NPK a hectare : 170, 40 en 174; for the fairways : 40, 10 en 20 and for the tees : 164, 30 en 162.
De keuze van het grasmengsel was gebaseerd op een laag bemestingsniveau, dus op jaarbasis wordt voor de greens respectievelijk NPK per hectare gegeven : 170, 40 en 174 ;voor de fairways : 40, 10 en 20 en voor de tees : 164, 30 en 162.
The greenkeeping staff feed the following areas of the golf course:
Greens
Tees
Fairways
The nutrition programme at Zaanse Golf Club is informed by:
Leaf Tissue Analysis
Soil Analysis
Visual Appearance
Fertiliser use in 2008
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
131
25
196
Tees
147
42
167
Fairways
97
24
48
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
0
0
0
Fertiliser use in 2007
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
142
44
199
Tees
138
42
126
Fairways
53
20
45
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
0
0
0
Fertiliser use in 2006
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
134
48
180
Tees
132
42
120
Fairways
40
20
45
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
0
0
0
Pest & Disease Control
We try to avoid the use of pesticides on the course. Only in case of emergency.
We trachten het gebruik van pesticiden te voorkomen op de baan. Alleen in geval van nood.
Pesticide use:
Fungicides - Never
Herbicides - If Necessary
Insecticides - If Necessary
Lumbricides - Never
Growth Regulator - If Necessary
Zaanse Golf Club keeps detailed records of pesticide application.
Pesticide use in 2008
Fungicide
Herbicide
Insecticide
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Greens & Surrounds
Tees
mcpa/mcpp
2
Fairways
mcpa/mcpp
15
Rough
mcpa/mcpp
2
Pesticide use in 2007
Fungicide
Herbicide
Insecticide
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Greens & Surrounds
Tees
mcpa/mcpp
2
Fairways
mcpa/mcpp
13
Rough
mcpa/mcpp
2
Pesticide use in 2006
Fungicide
Herbicide
Insecticide
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Greens & Surrounds
Tees
mcpa/mcpp
1
Fairways
mcpa/mcpp
10
Rough
mcpa/mcpp
1
Thresholds for using pesticides at Zaanse Golf Club:
Possibility of pest / disease
Zaanse Golf Club selects pesticides with the following attributes:
Toxicity - Low
Persistence - Low
Solubility - Low
Specificty - Low
Scouting at Zaanse Golf Club:
Frequency / month
Scout
Greens
1
Superintendent
Tees
1
Superintendent
Fairways
1
Superintendent
Semi Rough
1
Superintendent
Activites
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following activities to minimise / reduce pesticide use:
Activity
Description
monitoring thorougly the weather conditions in relation to danger of diseases
We don't use pesticides
We gebruiken geen bestrijdingsmiddelen.
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for achieving high quality playing surfaces in an environmentally responsible manner:
Keeping all the playing surfaces sound without use of pesticides.
Waste
Waste is seperately removed. This is registrated by an administration that is legally demanded.
De afvalstroom wordt gescheiden opgehaald, dit wordt geregisteerd middels bonnen en bij gehouden, dit is een mileu eis.
Management
Waste streams for Zaanse Golf Club
Avoid
Re-use
Recycle
Landfill
Incineration
Registered Uplift
2009 Totals (kg)
Glass
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Plastic
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Aluminium
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Metal
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Paper
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Cardboard
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Electrical
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Grass Clippings
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Cores
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Turf
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Sand
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
0
Wood / Timber
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
0
Leaves
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
0
Detergents
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Cooking Oils
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Lubricants
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Pesticide Containers
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Fertiliser Bags
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Oil Filters
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Batteries
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
0
Zaanse Golf Club has secure storage for hazardous material.
Surveys
Zaanse Golf Club has undertaken a waste audit:
2009-09-16 - Rob Wilderom
Waste Water
Zaanse Golf Club manages its water as follows:
Discharges to:
Legally Compliant?
Formal Discharge Agreement
Clubhouse
Septic Tank
Yes
Waste Water Clubhouse Formal Discharge Arrangement
Accommodation
Septic Tank
Yes
Waste Water Accommodation Formal Discharge Arrangement
Maintenance Facility
Septic Tank
Yes
N/A
Wash Pad
Closed Loop Recycling
Yes
N/A
Activities
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following activities to reduce resource consumption or minimise waste:
groundrecyclingdepot
The ground is stored to mix and recycle, so it can be re-used in spots in the course where needed.
Grond wordt opgeslagen om te mengen en te recyclen, zodat het kan worden hergebruikt op plaatsen in de baan waar nodig.
depot with dividers
The depot is installed with dividers. In one the turf waste is stored to make compost.
Het depot is voorzien van scheidingswanden. In een ervan wordt grasmaaisel opgeslagen om te composteren.
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for reducing, re-using and recycling waste, and minimizing resource consumption at source:
We aim to reduce waste, partly by re-using and recycling, partly by minimizing waste.
We stellen als doel afval te verminderen, deels door hergebruik, deels door vermindering.
Energy
With the recent renovation of the buildings the heating systems are upgraded to HR-systems. The electrical system is installed with automatic switches and the showers have watersaving showerheads.
Bij de recente verbouwing van de gebouwen zijn de Verwarmingssystemen opgewaardeerd naar HR-systemen. Ook is het electrisch systeem uitgerust met automatische schakelaars en zijn de douches voorzien van waterbesparende douchekoppen.
Consumption
Energy and fuel use in 2009
Electricity - 94421 Kwh
Gas - 16554 Cubic Metres
Diesel - 8000 Litres
Petrol - 1500 Litres
Hydralic Oil - 90 Litres
Energy and fuel use in 2008
Electricity - 76479 Kwh
Gas - 7510 Cubic Metres
Diesel - 8000 Litres
Petrol - 4000 Litres
Hydralic Oil - 70 Litres
Energy and fuel use in 2007
Electricity - 84506 Kwh
Gas - 8911 Cubic Metres
Diesel - 4000 Litres
Petrol - 800 Litres
Hydralic Oil - 50 Litres
Zaanse Golf Club has taken the following measures to diversify energy and fuel supply:
Adoption of green tariff grid supply
Installation of photovoltaic and / or solar panels
Use of electric hybrid vehicles
Surveys
Zaanse Golf Club has not undertaken an Energy Audit.
Carbon
Zaanse Golf Club has not begun to carbon footprint its operations.
Purchasing Policy and Sustainable Supply Chains
Zaanse Golf Club informs suppliers of its environmental preferences:
Our suppliers know that we like a green image in the Netherlands.
Onze leveranciers weten dat wij hechten aan groen in Nederland
Purchasing policy for Zaanse Golf Club
(1 = not important; 5 = very important)
Performance Quality - 5
Price - 4
Supplier Service - 5
Durability - 5
Energy Efficiency - 5
Recycleability - 5
Pollution Risk - 5
Packaging - 4
Disposability - 4
Local Produce - 3
Activities
Activities undertaken to record energy consumption:
Regular control of the energy use, nemen de meterstanden regelmatig
Activities undertaken to reduce energy consumption:
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for reducing energy use and moving towards cleaner and renewable energy supplies:
Keeping informed about new develpoments in cleaner and economical energy supplies
Op de hoogte blijven van schonere en zuinige energie bronnen.
Education & Awareness
Knowledge
Employees of Zaanse Golf Club receive the following formal and informal environmental education:
Pesticide storage, application and disposal
Efficient water management
Emergencies / accident management
Habitat and vegetation management
Waste minimisation, separation and recycling
Health and safety
Energy
Environmental management planning
Zaanse Golf Club keeps formal staff training records for these departments:
Greenkeeping
Catering
Accomodation
Zaanse Golf Club keeps the following record of accidents in the workplace:
Number
Type
Severity
Response plans for accidents and emergency situations at Zaanse Golf Club
For accidents and emergency situations is an instruction available how to handle in prevent situations. Actual phonenumbers of police, fireguard, ambulance and doctors are available on the spot. In the lockerroom is also an AED available with instruction for use.
Voor ongelukken en noodsituaties is een instructieblad aanwezig hoe te handelen in voorkomende situaties. Aktuele telefoonnummers van politie, brandweer, ambulancedienst en artsen zijn ter plaatse aanwezig. In de lockerroom is een AED aanwezig met gebruiksaanwijzing.
Communications
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following internal environmental communications:
Newsletters
Members evenings
Course walks
Displaying awards
Notice boards
Course guides / brochures
On-site interpretation panels
Course signage
The most successful internal communications project at Zaanse Golf Club has been:
On the internet site as in the newsletter articles concerning the environmental goals and achievements are published on a regular basis.
Zowel op internet als in het clubblad worden regelmatig artikelen gepubliceerd betreffende de milieuvriendelijke doelen en resultaten
Zaanse Golf Club undertakes the following external environmental communications:
Website
Course walks / Open days
Press releases
Brochures
Joint practical projects with community
The most successful external communications project at Zaanse Golf Club has been:
Every year we have a course walk with external environmental organisations to show the progress we make in our objectives.
Ieder jaar maken we een rondgang op de baan met externe milieu organisaties om de voortgang te laten zien die we maken in onze doelstellingen
Partnerships
Zaanse Golf Club works with the following external groups:
Local environmental groups
Neighbours
Media
Local government
Schools
Local businesses
Authorities
Colleges
The most successful partnership project at Zaanse Golf Club has been:
To avoid breeding meadow birds being troubled by birds of prey, we did not place high trees at the end of the course, contigeous to the meadows.
Om te voorkomen, dat broedende weidevogels door roofvogels worden gestoord, hebben we geen hoge bomen geplant aan het eind van de baan, grenzend aan de weilanden.
Aims & Objectives
Zaanse Golf Club has the following key objectives for educating and raising environmental awareness amongst staff and golfers:
Constant education to staff and golfers, members as well as visitors, about the environmental awareness on the golfcourse, the clubhouse and the surroundings.
Certified 12 / 2009
