Lawrence, Kansas, United States: For more than 15 years, the Bayer Superintendent Grant Programme has offered Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) members the opportunity to attend the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.

Nine members have been chosen to participate in the Bayer Grant Programme and will attend the 2022 GCSAA Conference in San Diego from February 5-10.

The grants assist golf course superintendents with their professional development through participation in the annual event that features the most comprehensive education programme available in the industry.

“As the industry re-connects in San Diego, we are thrilled to enable superintendents to maintain their edge with the latest tools and education techniques available,” said Mark Ford, Golf Customer Marketing Manager at Bayer, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.

As part of the selection process, an emphasis was placed on diversity and inclusion – embracing and encouraging individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that superintendents invest in their work. 

The winners’ trips are funded by the Bayer Superintendent Grant Programme, through Bayer Environmental Science (a business unit of Bayer CropScience Inc). The grants are awarded by the GCSAA Foundation, the philanthropic organisation of the GCSAA.

“We are grateful of Bayer’s on-going commitment to providing educational resources and professional development opportunities for GCSAA members,” GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans said.

“GCSAA appreciates its partnership with Bayer and Bayer’s focus on diversity and inclusion,” added Evans.

The grant winners receive airfare, hotel accommodation for four nights, full conference registration, registration for two education seminars of their choosing and US$200 spending money.