Responsible consumption and production: by digitalizing Closest to the Pin tournaments.
By switching from paper-based tournaments to digital reporting, CTTP Golf reduces waste and unnecessary resources. Technology and golf can work hand in hand for a better climate.
Per club, per year
What does a typical golf club save?
Based on: 5 distance sheets (A4, one per par-3 hole where players note their distance to the pin) and 2 cart trips (out with the sheets and back again) × 40 tournaments/year. Scorecards are not included: players keep using them as before.
hours/year
60-80
Hours of administration saved (1.5-2 hours × 40 tournaments)
200
Distance sheets saved (5 × 40)
pcs/year
1 kg
Paper saved
per year
2,000 L
Water from paper production
per year
80
Cart trips saved (2 × 40)
per year
~60 kWh
Cart electricity saved
per year
~10 kg
CO2e saved (paper + cart)
per year
Paper tournaments vs. CTTP Golf
The traditional paper method requires printing, driving out and collecting. CTTP Golf digitalizes the entire flow: from scan to live leaderboard.
Paper-based administration
Paper per tournament5 distance sheets (A4), one per par-3 hole
QR code materialNot applicable
Cart trips2 per tournament (out and back), ~80/year
Cart electricity~60 kWh/year
Printing~200 pages/year
Administration time1.5-2 hours per tournament (printing, driving out, collecting, interpreting handwriting on distance sheets)
With CTTP Golf
Paper per tournament0 sheets
QR code material1 pcs per course (one-time): can be made in metal/plastic and never replaced
Cart trips0
Cart electricity0
Printing0
Administration timeUnder 1 minute setup: result ready automatically live
5-year perspective
Per club over 5 years
300-400
Hours of administration saved
1,000
Distance sheets saved
5 kg
Paper saved
10,000 L
Water saved
~300 kWh
Electricity saved
~50 kg
CO2e saved
Estimate
If all clubs used the CTTP Golf system
These figures are estimates based on publicly available club counts and the above per-club calculation. Actual savings vary by club size, tournament frequency and previous workflows.
Denmark
~190 clubs (DGU)
Hours of administration/year~13,300
Paper/year~190 kg
Water/year~380,000 L
Electricity/year~11,400 kWh
CO2e/year~2 tons
Global
~38,000 courses (R&A 2023)
Hours of administration/year~2.7 million
Paper/year~38 tons
Water/year~76 million L
Electricity/year~2.3 million kWh
CO2e/year~390 tons
Permanent installation
QR code as one-time installation
Per course only one QR code is needed: and it only needs to be made once. The club can choose material based on needs: printed paper (rarely replaced), plastic or metal (lasts decades outdoors). Once installed, always ready.
Transparency
Sources and assumptions
All figures on this page are calculated from publicly available sources and the assumptions listed here. You are welcome to check the math yourself.
Scorecards are not part of the calculation. CTTP Golf only replaces the distance sheets at the par-3 holes: players keep using their scorecards as before.
Paper: 5 A4 sheets (one per par-3 hole) × 40 tournaments = 200 sheets/year. ~5 g per A4 sheet (80 gsm) = 1 kg. Production ~1.3 kg CO2e/kg (EU paper industry avg) = ~1.3 kg CO2e.
Water: ~10 L per A4 sheet (paper and print production, industry average) × 200 sheets = 2,000 L/year.
Cart: 2 trips per tournament (out with the sheets, back with them) × 40 = 80 trips/year. Electric golf cart ~0.15 kWh/km, ~5 km per trip around the 5 par-3 holes = ~0.75 kWh/trip × 80 = ~60 kWh/year. DK power grid ~150 g CO2/kWh (Energinet) = ~9 kg CO2e.
Total CO2e: 1.3 kg (paper) + 9 kg (cart) = ~10 kg/year.
Administration: 1.5-2 hours per tournament (printing, driving out, collecting, data entry, settling disputed results) × 40 tournaments = 60-80 hours/year.
5 years = annual figure × 5. Denmark = annual figure × 190 clubs. Global = annual figure × 38,000 courses. Hours scaled at 70 hours/club (midpoint of 60-80). Global CO2e is calculated with the Danish grid factor and is therefore a conservative estimate.
Club count DK: Danish Golf Union (DGU).
Club count globally: R&A "Golf Around the World" 2023.
Read more about Goal 12 at UN: un.org/sdg12
Paper is only the beginning
A typical club saves 60-80 hours of administration, 80 cart trips and ~10 kg CO2e a year, and the distance sheets at the par-3 holes disappear completely. Free for 2 months, no commitment.
