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Jul 17, 2026 / 2 min read
Past President Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS, recently completed the Greenkeeper Certificate.
GCSAA News
Jul 16, 2026 / 2 min read
Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day is all about awareness.
GCSAA
Jul 16, 2026 / 1 min read
Fresh insight and perspectives on GCSAA and the industry.
GCSAA
Jul 10, 2026 / 2 min read
Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day coming Sept. 8 is all about awareness.
Advocacy
Dec 1, 2025 / 2 min read
Last week, GCSAA Grassroots Ambassadors joined efforts to increase the number of H-2B workers available to the golf industry. The central issue is ensuring that golf and other seas...
GCSAA News
Nov 26, 2025 / 3 min read
Three GCSAA-affiliated chapters in the Southwest Region hosted their annual meetings in November, electing several new board members and handing out yearly awards.
GCSAA News
Nov 24, 2025 / 3 min read
The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have announced a new rule defining “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS)
GCSAA News
Nov 19, 2025 / 2 min read
Wind is nothing new to the Central Plains — it’s more often windy than not. Change, however, can be a bit more elusive. It’s annual meeting season, and one associ...
GCSAA News
Nov 18, 2025 / 3 min read
GCSAA wants to make sure H-2B visa employers are aware of the temporary changes to the standard procedures for H-2B applications and documents due to the government shutdown.The De...
GCSAA News
Nov 17, 2025 / 1 min read
On Nov. 17, the EPA and the United State Army Corps of Engineers signed a proposed rule to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). This proposed...
GCSAA News
Nov 12, 2025 / 2 min read
It’s clear that scholarship season is in full swing for many GCSAA chapters across the country.
GCSAA News
Nov 11, 2025 / 1 min read
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is actively engaged in the mitigation of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) through a series of legislative prohibitions, reevaluations, and upcoming regulations
Blog Post
Nov 5, 2025 / 3 min read
Trevor Kiunke discovered his passion for golf course management during a high school Ag Science field trip to Monarch Dunes Golf Course.
GCSAA News
Oct 28, 2025 / 2 min read
Legislative staffs updated on golf’s water efforts and concerns with protecting equal and affordable access to municipal and daily fee golf
GCSAA News
Oct 27, 2025 / 2 min read
Reflecting on my first 90 days as the GCSAA Southeast Field Staff Representative brings a profound sense of fulfillment. Transitioning from a 30-year career as a golf course superintendent has been a significant adjustment yet immensely rewarding.
GCSAA News
Oct 27, 2025 / 2 min read
On Oct. 8, Mark Finch, CGCS, The Country Club of Vermont, hosted a group of state, tribal, and territorial pesticide inspectors at his course to teach them about golf’s...
GCSAA News
Oct 24, 2025 / 2 min read
Like everything in life, things change. GCSAA and affiliated chapters are no exception. As the needs of members change, so do association offerings. On the member events side of association offerings, one format that’s gaining serious traction is the Par 3 Shootout.
GCSAA News
Oct 13, 2025 / 2 min read
Good news out of the state of California: Earlier this year, Senate Bill 72 passed through the legislature, and on Oct. 1, it was signed by the governor. The California Alliance fo...
GCSAA News
Oct 7, 2025 / 2 min read
Topics of discussion included golf’s water use and management in Arizona, the game’s economic and community impact, and ongoing growth initiatives.Representatives from...
GCSAA News
Sep 30, 2025 / 2 min read
As GCSAA gets ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look back at how far the golf course management industry has come.
GCSAA News
Sep 25, 2025 / 2 min read
On Thursday, September 18, the GCSAA Government Affairs team hosted its Q3 briefing, covering a range of federal and state policy issues affecting golf course management
GCSAA News
Sep 22, 2025 / 1 min read
A new study by Edgeworth Economics has been released that found that every H-2B worker supports about three to five local U.S. jobs and that areas that have more H-2B workers exp...
GCSAA News
Sep 22, 2025 / 1 min read
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) heat stress standard rulemaking entered the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stage on Aug. 30, 2024, after...
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