An environment-friendly Oman Open awaits golfers
MUSCAT: The Oman Open strives to have as small an impact on the environment as possible – though choices such as sustainable bamboo tee pegs to recycling the plastic bottles that are used by the players, the Oman Open tries to act responsibly and minimise the impact on its local surroundings.
The tournament, which is to be held at Al Mouj Golf later this month from February 27 - March 1, is partnered in this regard by waste management service be’ah, a government entity existing to ‘conserve the environment of our beautiful Oman for our future generations’.
Their initiatives are effective, and through education they will become part of the way that young Omani’s think.
Oman Open Championship Director Jamie Wood said: “The Oman Open has defined itself as being all about Oman, and this philosophy is at the heart of every decision we make.
“Oman prides itself on having a diverse landscape; with beautiful mountains, beaches, wadis, many ancient forts and settlements as well as the majestic capital city Muscat. One of our tournament tag lines is ‘visit Oman’ and therefore we feel it only right, where possible, to try to make decisions that are more environmentally responsible.”
This year the Oman Open will print all of its passes, tickets and tournament programme on recycled paper and will give all players and caddies refillable water bottles - which they can fill at 5 gallon water coolers situated on the driving range in order to try and reduce the number of plastic bottles on site.