Greener Golf: Sustainability Initiatives Transforming Renaissance Indian Wells Resort's Golf Courses

Golf Course Reviews, Palm Springs, California

Established in 1957 by two Hollywood stars, Indian Wells Resort is a premier golf destination in Palm Springs for every golfer. Playing at Indian Wells Resort's two championship golf courses should be on every golf enthusiast's bucket list.

Renaissance Indian Wells Resort hosts over 70,000 rounds annually on its Celebrity and Players courses. The resort is heavily booked for various private events like:

• weddings
• golf banquets
• team buildings
• corporate outings

The resort's management started taking steps towards sustainability in 2003, and all their efforts to make their greens greener have had significant environmental and social impacts in the past few years. The new normal at the Indian Wells golf courses is sustainability, where water saving and using fewer chemicals and pollutants are paramount. These are necessary changes that all golf courses need.

Environmental efforts implemented on golf courses like the ones at Indian Wells also include categories like:

• wildlife management
• energy conservation
• recycling
• environmental management planning

Environmental Efforts to Reduce Water Usage

The Indian Wells Golf Resort management's efforts to reduce water date back a few years ago, with the Celebrity Course's 15 acres of wildflowers watered by sprinklers transitioning to more native plants and fewer flowers irrigated by drip irrigation.

Nowadays, the focus is more on the Players Course, where more environmental transitions are planned, such as not overseeding the rough on the Players Course to save water and minimize the usage of fertilizers and other products that protect those plants.

The downsizing of the number of plants will change the irrigation and reduce water usage while the weeds can still be under control, keeping the golf course beautiful and playable.

Solar Panels at Indian Wells Golf Resort

A solar panel system was installed on the property, which is expected to generate 80 to 90% of the energy used by the golf resort facilities, including the:

• main clubhouse
• pump system
• maintenance yard
• electric carts

The Renaissance Esmeralda Resort's management is determined to make all the necessary environmental efforts to use natural resources to maintain the entire property. Playability, challenge, diversity, and sustainability are among the highlights of this desert gem, which features breathtaking views and unparalleled golf for players of every skill level.