11.29am 20th March 2025 - <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/greenkeeping/">Greenkeeping & Agronomy</a> <br>“The future of golf course management is rooted in the fundamentals – proven, reliable techniques combined with hard work from the teams on the ground and emerging technologies”. That’s the message from Simon Doyle, Troon’s Vice President of Agronomy for the international division, following a world tour of Troon experts who visited nine countries across the <a href="https://troon.com/management-services/advisory-services">Troon International</a> network.<br>Doyle was reflecting on the success of the second Troon International Agronomy Conference in Prague back, alongside site visits to Greece, Portugal, Spain Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, UAE, and Australia in November, where Troon’s agronomy experts shared insights and their vision for the future.<br>Alongside Doyle, Troon International, the international division of Troon, the world’s largest golf hospitality management company, welcomed a host of company experts including Dave Nicholls, Jeff Spangler, Brian Hampson, Clinton Southorn, David Lunardelli and Brianne Kenny.<br>More than 65 delegates from more than 20 Troon facilities across the globe gathered for the Troon International Agronomy Conference, offering an invaluable platform for knowledge sharing, professional development, and collaboration around agronomy best practice, while the site visits to Troon facilities across Europe, Asia and Australasia provided hands-on practical guidance for teams on the ground.<br>“By adopting smarter decision-making systems we can make more accurate choices, reduce waste, and minimize our environmental footprint,” commented Doyle. “Technology, including GPS, and sensors, is now allowing us to dial in proven techniques alongside smarter decision-making systems such as Clipping Volume (ClipVol), Growth Degree Days (GDD) and Disease forecasting models which make us much more accurate whilst helping prevent indiscriminate applications. <br>“The integration of new technologies also allows us to be more precise and sustainable in our approach to course management, all while enhancing the overall golfing experience.”<br>The tour highlighted several key developments in golf course agronomy that will shape the industry moving forward. These included five important takeaways:<br>Foremost Golf’s team of Business Development Consultants have travelled extensively throughout the UK during the winter, hosting 11 custom fitting workshops attended by over 240 Foremost members. <br>The UK Golf Federation has announced that GolfBIC is returning in 2025 with two exciting events, the first of which, sponsored by inrange, takes place at the RAC Club, Pall Mall on Wednesday, 30th April<br>The PGA of GB&I has announced the first PGA Excel awardees of 2025, with four PGA Members achieving Advanced Fellow status and 12 others earning designations within the membership categories of Professional, Coach and Manager.<br><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/greenkeeping/troon-international-continues-to-advance-agronomy-best-practices/" rel="noopener" data-via="eGolfBusiness" data-hashtags="GolfBusinessNews">Share on Twitter</a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/greenkeeping/troon-international-continues-to-advance-agronomy-best-practices/&title=Troon+International+continues+to+advance+agronomy+best+practices&source=GolfBusinessNews.com" rel="noopener">Share on LinkedIn</a><br>GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world.<br>We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course. We aim to supply essential information both quickly and accurately in a format which is easy to use. We are independent of all special interest groups.<br><a style="font-weight: 600;" href="https://eepurl.com/bpOC9">Click here to sign up</a> for our free twice weekly golf industry news summary<br>View the <a class="gbn-latest-email" href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/weekly-emails/the-latest-news-from-gbn-43/">latest newsletter</a> here<br>5/7 High Street<br>Dorchester-on-Thames<br>Oxfordshire OX10 7HH<br>United Kingdom<br><a href="mailto:publisher@golfbusinessnews.com">publisher@golfbusinessnews.com</a><br>© 1999-2025 <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com">e.GolfBusiness.com Limited</a> | All Rights Reserved. | <a href="/privacy-policy/">GBN Privacy Policy</a> <br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxQcVI5MC1MY3BiczdmU0tWOUl2dXJsbVdtLWRsQlhvTGFOVllCc1BKUkRHV3lBQzltM2ozM0M4SjQ4NVNBQjdVMHkyTjhpU2dNRmhGdlc3bnhqZXVua3dRNVpYbE81RlB2bGVPT1BFVVVpYk1wQzNXYUdjUGdFYWxfQ3ZjRU1tcEd2U0l4M3dQVk5hWVFzVzdwNnBoMDJiYmhUZWo5WkFNdEtfVEQtaVNHUTFB?oc=5">source</a>
