The construction of golf courses requires special planning and care to create an exceptional playing environment for golfers. Compared with the construction of other sports courses, golf courses can present some critical issues due to the unique characteristics of the game itself.
The design phase requires great attention to the natural characteristics of the land. Experts need to consider the contours of the area, the presence of natural features such as hills, lakes or trees, and the strategic layout of holes. The goal is to create a stimulating course that offers a variety of challenges for golfers of all levels while being in harmony with the surrounding environment.
Golf courses, moreover, are known for complex layouts. Each hole has several features, from length and shape to the location of bunkers and rough. This requires ultra-detailed planning and careful preparation of the terrain to create the different playing areas. The process of creating a golf course also includes the arduous selection of the best species and cultivars of grasses to achieve the desired playing surface.
Different areas of the course require different species of grasses. For example, the fairway area requires a traffic-resistant grass that can provide good turf for the player despite the passage of vehicles such as golf carts. In the rough, on the other hand, higher turf is allowed and flowering lawns can be sown to give movement to the course and add difficulty to the games. Finally, the green is an area that requires the planting of high quality, thin-laminated Agrostide cultivars to create a smooth, even surface for putting.
Of course, the choice of suitable turf cultivars is also influenced by factors such as the local climate and the direction one wants to give the game. In short, creating golf courses requires a combination of specific skills in landscape design, agronomy, and mechanics. The challenge is to create a high-quality surface that is functional, durable, aesthetically pleasing, and that is both functional and stimulating to play on.
To deal with the complexities of golf course establishment and high-level maintenance, you can rely on Unmaco, a company that has been in this specific field for more than 35 years. We are able to supply nearly all useful products for a golf course: seeds with high tolerance to diseases, drought and traffic, specific fertilizers for turf (including microgranulars), biostimulants for plants and lawns, the Capillary Flow bunker system and white sand for its finishing, up to natural repellents and insecticides.
In addition, our focus on research and development of sustainable and advanced products allow us to meet every specific need and taste, with the goal of constituting a turf that is aesthetically pleasing but, above all, functional and enjoyable for golfers.
