The Environmental Institute for Golf
Encyclopedia
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 environmental communities will lead to programs and services beneficial to all who come in contact with the game of golf.
Bob Wood, chairman of Nike Golf, serves as chairman for The Institute's Board of Trustees. World Golf Hall of Fame
member Greg Norman
, chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, serves on The Institute's Board of Trustees and is chairman of its Advisory Council. The Advisory Council also includes Sergio García
, Vijay Singh
and Pete Dye
.
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America was originally founded in 1926 when 60 superintendents met at the Sylvania Country Club in Toledo, Ohio to form the National Association of Greenkeepers 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 environmental communities will lead to programs and services beneficial to all who come in contact with the game of golf.
Bob Wood, chairman of Nike Golf, serves as chairman for The Institute's Board of Trustees. World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame
The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of...
member Greg Norman
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
, chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, serves on The Institute's Board of Trustees and is chairman of its Advisory Council. The Advisory Council also includes Sergio García
Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
, Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
and Pete Dye
Pete Dye
Paul B. "Pete" Dye is a world-renowned golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers. He is married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.-Early life:Pete Dye was born in Urbana, Ohio...
.