Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
to form the National Association of Greenkeepers of America (NAGA).
GCSAA is a golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
organization that has its focus on golf course management with a primary focus to provide a voice for and give credence and proper recognition to the golf course superintendent
Golf course superintendent
A Golf course superintendent is a person who professionally manages the labor, time, materials and financial resources needed to care for the turfgrass and landscaped grounds on a golf course. Golf course superintendents have also been referred to as greenskeepers and turf managers...
. It is located in Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
, and provides education, information and representation to 19,000 members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. The association came into being because golf course superintendents saw a need to network and share their experiences on the maintenance and upkeep of golf courses.
The association’s philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf
The Environmental Institute for Golf
The Environmental Institute for Golf is the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Its mission is to strengthen the compatibility of the game of golf with our natural environment and its vision is that the collaboration between the golf and...
, works to strengthen the compatibility of golf with the natural environment through research grants, support for education programs and outreach efforts.
Rhett Evans assumed the duties of chief executive officer, January 25, 2011.