First Green continues to bring young people into the game
Science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM) – valuable education principles that happen to be inherent in a golf course superintendent’s job.
Tag: GCSAA
Rounds 4 Research auction supports turfgrass improvements
The 2025 Rounds 4 Research auction is happening April 21-27. It is an online auction in which golfers can bid on courses from all around the country, including courses right here in the Pacific Northwest. Most courses are those that would…
Jessica Lenihan – Superintendent by Choice
[caption id="attachment_3719397" align="alignright" width="600"] Jessica Lenihan[/caption] by Jim McCabe Anyone who’s played the Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort in Northern Idaho likely is amazed by its famous island-green par-3 14th hole. Talk to Jessica Lenihan, who worked at the…
USGA Unveils $30 Million Commitment to Advance Water Resilience Efforts in Golf
15-year collaborative effort is aimed at increasing adoption of proven water conservation measures, including tailored solutions for courses and communities across the U.S. LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 20, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) is accelerating its work…
Our Guardian Angel Retires
[caption id="attachment_988278" align="alignright" width="400"] For more than two decades, Heather Hansen walked the halls of power in Olympia, lobbying on behalf of the golf community. (Photos by Victoria Davis)[/caption] by Paul Ramsdell We will miss Heather Hansen’s quiet hand as…
Rounds 4 Research online auction scheduled for July 20-26
The Rounds 4 Research program is designed to address a critical shortage in turfgrass research funding by auctioning donated rounds of golf online to benefit local chapters of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). This year’s online auction…
Kendrick B. Melrose Family Foundation donates $500,000 to First Green
The Kendrick B. Melrose Family Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) (more…)
Washington State Golf Association donates $26,000 to support GCSAA’s First Green
The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) has donated $26,000 to the Environmental Institute for Golf (more…)
USGA continues support of GCSAA's First Green
The United States Golf Association has committed $20,000 in funding support to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) (more…)
First Green merges with GCSAA
by Jeff Shelley Initially announced at the Golf Industry Show in February, Bellevue, Wash.-based First Green Foundation is moving forward (more…)