Past Presidents

Since 1926, GCSAA has been an advocate for members of the golf course management profession. Through the dedication of member superintendents, GCSAA has helped grow the profession and the game. Including the current president, these members have displayed the highest level of dedication to the profession and the association by serving on the GCSAA Board of Directors and ultimately as president. Board service is an excellent way to give back to the profession and the game.

GCSAA Presidents 1926-present

Colonel John Morley 1926–1932

John MacGregor 1933

W. J. Sansom 1934

Fred A. Burkhardt 1935

John Anderson 1936

John Quaill 1937

Joseph Ryan 1938

Frank W. Ermer 1939

John Gray 1940

Harold W. Stodola 1941–1945

Marshall E. Farnham 1946–1947

Chester Mendenhall 1948

Carl A. Bretzlaff 1949

Ray H. Gerber 1950

William H. Johnson 1951

Malcolm E. McLaren 1952

Leonard J. Strong 1953

Norman C. Johnson 1954

William Beresford 1955

A. Ward Cornwell 1956

Paul E. Weiss Sr. 1957

Robert M. Williams 1958

Elmer G. Border 1959

James E. Thomas 1960

L. E. Lambert 1961

Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS Retired 1962

Roy W. Nelson 1963

David S. Moote 1964

L. R. Shields Jr. 1965

Edward Roberts Jr. 1966

Walter R. Boysen 1967

James W. Brandt, CGCS Retired 1968

John J. Spodnik 1969

Norman W. Kramer 1970

Richard C. Blake, CGCS Retired 1971

Robert V. Mitchell, CGCS Retired 1972

Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired 1973

Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired 1974

Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired 1975

Richard W. Malpass 1976

Theodore W. Woehrle 1977

George W. Cleaver, CGCS Retired 1978

Charles H. Tadge, CGCS 1979

Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired 1980

Michael R. Bavier, CGCS Retired 1981

James A. Wyllie 1982

Robert W. Osterman 1983

James W. Timmerman 1984

Eugene D. Baston 1985

Riley L. Stottern, CGCS 1986

Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Retired 1987

John A. Segui, CGCS Retired 1988

Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS 1989

Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS Retired 1990

Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS Retired 1991

William R. Roberts 1992

Randy Nichols, CGCS Retired 1993

Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS Retired 1994

Gary T. Grigg, CGCS 1995

Bruce R. Williams, CGCS 1996

Paul S. McGinnis, CGCS Retired 1997

George Renault III, CGCS Retired 1998

David W. Fearis, CGCS Retired 1999

R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS Retired 2000

Tommy D. Witt, CGCS Retired 2001

Michael Wallace, CGCS Retired 2002

Jon D. Maddern, CGCS 2003

Mark J. Woodward, CGCS 2004

Timothy T. O'Neill, CGCS Retired 2005

Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS 2006

Ricky D. Heine, CGCS 2007

David S. Downing II, CGCS 2008

Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS 2009

James R. Fitzroy, CGCS Retired 2010

Robert M. Randquist, CGCS Retired 2011

Sandy G. Queen, CGCS Retired 2012

Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS 2013

Keith A. Ihms, CGCS 2014

John J. O'Keefe, CGCS Retired 2015

Peter J. Grass, CGCS 2016

Bill H. Maynard, CGCS 2017

Darren J. Davis, CGCS 2018

Rafael Barajas, CGCS 2019

John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS 2020

Mark F. Jordan, CGCS 2021

Kevin P. Breen, CGCS 2022–2023

Jeff L. White, CGCS 2024