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First Green continues to bring young people into the game

By Logan Groeneveld-Meijer

Posted on May 12, 2025

Science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM) – valuable education principles that happen to be inherent in a golf course superintendent’s job.

Category: WA Golf News, Youth Golf

Tags: David Phipps, First Green, GCSAA, Junior Golf, Steve Kealy, Turfgrass

First Green merges with GCSAA

By wsga

Posted on Aug 17, 2018

by Jeff Shelley Initially announced at the Golf Industry Show in February, Bellevue, Wash.-based First Green Foundation is moving forward (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: David Phipps, First Green, GCSAA, Rhett Evans

Green Committee Chairs Must Perform a Balancing Act

By wsga

Posted on Jan 5, 2018

By Jeff Shelley (This article first appeared in The Golf Trades magazine.) Although it’s an entirely voluntary position, the person leading (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: David Phipps, Jeff Shelley, Larry Gilhuly, Royal Oaks Country Club, Steve Kealy

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