Turfgrass, a leading golf course consultancy company that specialises in golf development, project management and agronomy, has been reappointed as the official supplier of agronomy services to the 2023 Solheim Cup, which is being held at Finca Cortesin in southern Spain next September.
Working closely with the Ladies European Tour, Turfgrass has been the official agronomists to the European hosting venue of the Solheim Cup for the past 16 years, with the successful delivery of the 2007 Solheim Cup at Halmstad in Sweden, the 2011 matches at Killeen Castle, Ireland; the 2015 matches in St Leon-Rot, Germany and at Gleneagles, Scotland in 2019.
“We are excited to bring the Solheim Cup to such a high calibre and celebrated resort as Finca Cortesin,” said Julian Mooney, Director of Agronomy at Turfgrass. “When we consider potential host venues, we look for layouts capable of staging the tournament infrastructure required for such an event, along with a strong match play golf course. From an agronomic perspective, Finca Cortesin, led by course superintendent Ignacio Soto, produce tournament-standard conditions year round, so achieving the playability required for Solheim Cup next September will be more than attainable.”
Solheim Cup Tournament Director Davide Lantos said: “It is excellent to be working alongside the Turfgrass team once again as the Solheim Cup heads to Spain for the first time. Turfgrass has provided an invaluable and crucial service as the official agronomists at the past five European editions of the matches. Working together with the team is vital and we have been highly impressed with their knowledge of tournament preparation, I’m confident they will deliver another excellent service for the event at Finca Cortesin.”