Collaboration of Golf Course Owners and Superintendent Associations
San Diego, United States: As the golf course management industry came together this month for the annual Golf Industry Show, the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) announced their intentions to collaborate on several important initiatives aimed at strengthening the golf industry and enhancing the knowledge shared between superintendents and owners.
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NGCOA and GCSAA confirmed they will continue working in co-operation on the
following programmes:
NGCOA
will help match course owners and operators with GCSAA’s First Green programme,
an innovative environmental and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math) education outreach programme using golf courses as environmental learning
labs.
NGCOA
will encourage course owners and operators to have their golf course management
staff join GCSAA to accelerate their professional skills and positive impact at
the golf course business.
GCSAA
will encourage GCSAA members to have their facilities join NGCOA to take
advantage of a variety of business-related benefits.
NGCOA
will publish important turf and water management news and findings from GCSAA
that is most relevant to facility owners and operators to help them make
informed decisions about the most important physical asset at their businesses,
the golf course.
NGCOA
will promote GCSAA’s Best Management Practices (BMP) initiative, including
development and adoption of state and facility BMPs created through GCSAA’s BMP
Planning Guide and Template to support model operations with regard to
nutrient, drought, water and pest management.
GCSAA
will offer insight and expertise to NGCOA’s Top Agronomic Officer (TAO) special
interest group, that represents the nation’s largest multi-course operations. The
biennial meeting of the TAO will continue to take place at the GIS.
GCSAA
and NGCOA will continue to collaborate on any advocacy and research initiatives
aimed at advancing the interests and health of the golf industry.
“As
long as maintaining land and water is an important part of the golf business,
you will see a close working relationship between NGCOA and GCSAA,” said Jay Karen, the NGCOA’s Chief Executive Officer.
“While the golf industry is quite large in many ways, the industry is too small
not to work closely together on our most important initiatives. I look forward
to continuing our work with GCSAA.”
Rhett Evans, the GCSAA’s Chief
Executive Officer, said: “As allied associations both working to grow the game
of golf and to improve the professional lives of the men and women who make
their living from this great game, collaboration between GCSAA and NGCOA
benefits us all. We look forward to a continuing our close relationship with
NGCOA and its members.”
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