Broome County Executive Jason Garnar announced the results of an irrigation study regarding En-Joie Golf Club.   

The $45,000 study was conducted from June to October 2024 showed the course's 70-year system has exceeded it's lifespan and needs to be replaced to ensure the course's long term success. 

The study suggests the new system to be supplied by Endicott Waste Water Treatment Plan, which will save 10 million gallons of water per year for Endicott residents. 

The current system uses 180,000 gallons of water per day, but the course 400,000 gallons per day for proper maintenance. 

If the irrigation system isn't replaced, Broome County is in danger of losing the course and the Dicks Sporting Goods Open.

"The current irrigation system is out dated beyond its useful life, and presents operational challenges, major operational challenges. It's becoming an inefficient drain on resources, with frequent patchwork repairs barely keeping it functional, and sometimes it is simply not functional," Garnar said. "If it doesn't get replaced very, very soon, we will lose the entire golf course and one of the most well-known PGA tournaments in New York State."