Lawrence, Kansas, United States: In honour of Earth Day, individuals can help fund the research that advances golf’s environmental sustainability by bidding on great rounds in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Rounds 4 Research online auction.

Open now through April 28, Rounds 4 Research offers golfers the opportunity to bid on rounds of golf from local hidden gems to bucket list courses like Pinehurst No 2, Bandon Dunes, Paradise Valley Country Club, Happy Hollow Club, Nanea Golf Club, Old Memorial Golf Club, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Sutton Bay and many more that are part of the 2024 auction.

Rounds 4 Research is presented in partnership with The Toro Company, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.

The programme enables the GCSAA Foundation to support local GCSAA chapters and the national GCSAA to fund critical advocacy, turf grass research, education and community outreach improving the long-term sustainability of the game ensuring golfer enjoyment now and into the future.

Since its inception, the programme has raised more than US$3 million.

The 2024 Rounds 4 Research auction features more than 1,600 rounds at courses in 46 states plus Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Spain and Switzerland. Rounds are still being added during the auction.

Visit rounds4research.com to place a bid.