What an amazing week my friends at GCSAA have had! Last week golf course superintendents from New York to California and states in between hosted over 14 First Green field trips and introduced over 1,000 students to possible careers in the golf industry👏🏽
 
Shoutout to Ryan

GCSAA regrets to hear of the passing of Past President Paul S. McGinnis, CGCS Retired. Paul leaves behind an indelible mark in the industry through service and leadership. Our condolences go out to his family.

Best of luck Logan Spurlock!!!!

Beautiful day at Peninsula Golf & CC for the GCSANC Scholarship & Research Tournament. Congrats to my playing partner Grace Allen (pictured with her Dad Tony) who received a scholarship to assist with her turf studies at UC Riverside. GCSAA

National Golf Day highlights the benefits of playing golf. As the Co-Chair of the Congressional Golf Caucus and proud representative for CA-19, home to the best golf courses in the world, I firmly believe that every day can be a great day to play golf.

Happy #NationalGolfDay ! GCSAA’s Chava McKeel shares why representing the #golf industry as a part of @GolfCoalition is important and what the “asks” are from our national legislators.

As the golf industry descends on Washington, D.C., for meaningful conversations with decision makers about how golf’s impact can drive positive change, take a look at some stats surrounding the #golf industry:

Golf’s impact:
• $101.7 billion in annual #economic impact ($226.5

Wheels up to Phoenix then a red eye to Washington DC for #NationalGolfDay .
Excited to attend and advocate for the Golf Industry. Thankful for my team and my club’s support to represent Contra Costa CC and the GCSA of Northern California #TroonAgronomy

R4R auction has another record-breaking year
For the third year in a row, GCSAA Foundation’s Rounds 4 Research auction broke records, raising more than $685,000 for turfgrass research in 2024, $140,510 more than the 2023 auction. Read more: gcsaa.org/media/news-rel…

Pleasure to speak Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association today at Lake Las Vegas. Pictured right is TPC Las Vegas Superintendent Patrick Parkins who gave a great presentation on sustainability efforts. Great day! SNGCSA @gcsaa TPC Network PGA TOUR Agronomy

Visit to the Capitol in Sacramento today with the California Alliance for Golf. Numerous meetings on industry bills and water policy. Great group of folks representing golf in California. GCSAA Southern California Golf Association Nor Cal PGA SCPGA USGA PGA of America GCM_Magazine

Register now for the 2024 Al Glaze Memorial Research and Scholarship Tournament on May 13th. This year's event will be at Monarch Dunes Champions Course featuring $25K (2) and $5K (8) Hole In One opportunities.
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National Golf Day is coming up-spending a Sunday to keep working on the Contra Costa Country Club BMP Guide for GCM. In my mind this would be more difficult. Thanks to all the folks at GCSAA and superintendents that built these user-friendly template guides. #TroonAgronomy

Best wishes to members and their teams this week as they play host to tournaments:

• TPC Louisiana's Tyler McCool — Zurich Classic
• Wilshire CC's Jack Benoit — JM Eagle LA Championship Presented by Plastpro
• @TPCSugarloaf's Kyle Worthy — Mitsubishi Electric Classic presented by Vensure
• @RangersGolfClub's @Bricker1972 —

Huge turnout Papago Golf Course for the Cactus and Pine GCSA Education Meeting. Pictured is Curtis Tyrrell, CGCS, MG discussing Rounds 4 Research. 35 foursomes donated this year! Huge thanks for the great participation! Check out the rounds m.biddingforgood.com/auctions/34173…. @gcsaa PGA of America PGA of AmericaTOUR

Thanks to the GCSASC ⛳ for their engagement at today's BMP Adoption Session. Lots of good questions and interest in getting the guides completed! Great to see and a wonderful day at Glendora C.C.! GCSAA

Rounds 4 Research is addressing a critical shortage of funding for agronomic research, education, advocacy programs and course operations by auctioning donated rounds of golf online. Make a donation before the auction goes live Monday, April 22. gcsaa.org/foundation/rou… #R4R24

Great morning Green River Golf! Super First Green trip! Huge thanks to CourseCo, Superintendent Jorge Mendoza, staff & volunteers for your time. CourseCo CEO Mike Sharp is a big supporter of GCSAA initiatives and we truly appreciate it!

Thanks to SNGCSA Superintendents for their recent donations to Rounds 4 Research. Still time to donate at gcsaa.org/foundation/rou…. Auction starts April 22. Some great golf in Southern Nevada! GCSAA Southern Nevada Golf LV Golf Insider ⛳️ ALL-IN ON VEGAS GOLF

Congrats to Granite Bay G.C. EM Luis Terrazas on completing his EM Certificate Program Level 2! I was fortunate enough to see his work firsthand last month during a visit to Sacramento. Great job by Luis and Superintendent Matt Dillon.GCSAA Diana Kern Sierra Nevada GCSA Invited