Sustainability, Ecology and Social Life

Golf courses should leave a positive sporting, ecological and social legacy for future generations. They form an important contribution to the sustainability of cities and communities. According to an extrapolation, an 18-hole golf course contributes to the production of oxygen for up to 10,000 people. It also provides the cooling effect thanks to the many green spaces.

 

We are happy to create new natural spaces for flora and fauna. Thanks to ecological compensation areas (wild hedges, bushes, dry and wet sites, species-rich flower meadows, etc.), the Meggen golf course is an enrichment for biodiversity. With the panorama path and the public restaurant with hotel, we also want to promote the attractiveness of golf - in addition to local recreation for everyone.

There are up to 800 greenkeepers working in Switzerland. There is currently a great need for specialists. Part-time training is offered in…

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We are proud to say that the Golfanlage Meggen has been self-sufficient since its opening and has not used any drinking water for the irrigation of…

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There are three streams, five newly created ponds and two small reed beds on the golf course.

In the course of the last five years of operation of…

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2000 Swiss francs for "Nature connected"

It was a successful premiere: 28 golfers played in the first WWF Charity Tournament at Golf Meggen. The…

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Did you know that with the construction of the Meggen golf course, practically all the high trunk trees could be taken over? In addition to the 250…

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Four new hedge islands, each with ten different hedge plants, have been planted on our golf course on the left side of hole 9 between the fairway and…

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As an attentive walker noticed, our lime tree and the bench underneath it (at the vantage point with a view of the city of Lucerne) were deliberately…

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We are very pleased to have received the GEO certificate!
The topics of environment and sustainability will concern all golf courses even more in the…

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"I used to think that throwing cigarette butts down the drain was cleaning up. Since I know how many toxic things are in the butt, I know that's not a…

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In March 2022, we started the construction of the herb garden and its surroundings. Gärtnerei Brunner and its team carried out the work, and we at…

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