Swing it green

For golfers, part of the sport’s enjoyment is the tranquility of playing an 18-hole game among vast green spaces.

But the greenest golf courses are not actually green. On average, a golf course can consume a million liters of water a day to irrigate hectares of grass—leaving a negative impact to the environment.

Fortunately, changes in the golfing industry are now happening. The Mimosa Plus Golf Course in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, is one of those golf clubs taking the lead towards true sustainability.

Iconic and sustainable layout

Mimosa Plus is continuously modernizing and developing the golf course so that it not only becomes more playable, but ultimately, more sustainable. This major renovation project began as early as 2016 under the Filinvest Group.

Most iconic for its countless century-old acacia trees, Mimosa Plus carries two 18-hole golf courses that wind around these massive, shady trees—making it unique from other golf courses in the country. Both the Acacia  and Mountainview courses are operating and offering breathtaking views of the natural surroundings, from running streams to the silhouette of Mt. Arayat.

The golf course itself was designed and built around the land’s natural layout and not one acacia tree was cut ever since its opening.

Today, Mimosa Plus uses less water and less fertilizer. Its chosen grass breed does not only cost less, it also drastically reduces the environmental footprint of the golf course.

Improved irrigation system

Set in place is a new irrigation system, an Integrated Control (IC) System from Rain Bird, which allows Mimosa Plus to save as much as a thousand cubic liters of water since renovations began.

Mimosa Plus also established a Rainfall Monitoring System designed to automatically react to rainfall and adjust sprinkler application rates to take full advantage of natural rain, thereby eliminating over-watering. The system saves water and electricity, while keeping the course drier and more playable, by pausing, adjusting, or canceling irrigation in the event of rainfall.

Bug hotel and tree-tagging

Just recently, Mimosa Plus Golf Course  won the Asian Golf Awards’ Best Golf Course in the Philippines—