A battle for butterfly conservation at Morro Bay GC March 29, 2023 GCSAA Class A superintendent Josh Heptig is dogged in his effort to protect and preserve monarch butterflies.
First Green goes pro at Torrey Pines January 25, 2023 San Diego GCSA hosts 60 middle school students for STEM event held in conjunction with the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open.
Westward, ho!: Introducing 2022’s ELGA winners November 2022 This year’s winners of all four Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards hail from California and beyond.
Float-o-voltaics ready to power California club August 2022 The Preserve Golf Club in Carmel, Calif., created a "floating solar" solution to electricity offset.
No lyin’: Stranded sea lion rescued from California golf course July 5, 2022 After ‘very pregnant’ sea lion makes its way inland to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, SeaWorld San Diego team returns her and pup to the Pacific.
Women in turf: Lorabeth Catterson June 2, 2022 Hillcrest Country Club’s assistant director of agronomy shares advice, life lessons and challenges
Peak performer: Kevin Breen, CGCS March 2022 From the Rockies to the Bay Area, Kevin Breen, CGCS, has had an adventurous career in golf course management that peaks this year as GCSAA’s 86th president.
Short course, big presence: The Hay at Pebble Beach February 9, 2022 Hay there: Hear from the architect, builder and superintendent involved in Tiger Woods’ recent transformation of the nine-hole track that welcomes golfers of all abilities.
Superintendent competes on ABC game show November 2021 Taking on the humorously challenging mini-golf course (and vying for the $250,000 prize) on ABC’s “Holey Moley” is just the latest golf-tied accomplishment for superintendent Jose Alvarez.
GCSAA announces winners of 2021 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards August 24, 2021 Meet four superintendents whose facilities are at the forefront of environmentally responsible, community-enriching golf course management.
Save the date: 2021 GCSAA Golf Championships rescheduled August 12, 2021 This year’s competitions will be held in the fall at three top venues in Palm Springs, Calif.
Straight into Compton: SoCal supers revive neglected course August 5, 2021 With its proximity to two schools, the Compton Par 3 Golf Course in Los Angeles was perfectly poised to be grounds for growing the game — it just needed some TLC.
Maintaining kikuyugrass at Torrey Pines June 17, 2021 The aggressive grass may make for a rough-and-tumble U.S. Open for the world’s top players. The Torrey Pines agronomy team and others familiar with kikuyugrass discuss taming the “beast.”
Team Torrey Pines and the 2021 U.S. Open June 2021 GCSAA members have been instrumental in Torrey Pines’ journey from humble SoCal muni to two-time major championship host.
Women in turf shine at 2021 U.S. Women’s Open June 3, 2021 Twenty-nine women have lent their skills on The Olympic Club’s grounds crew this week. Get a look at course prep and the unique initiative to assemble a women-in-turf volunteer corps.
Golf course BMPs success story: Woodbridge Golf and Country Club May 27, 2021 Superintendent Kurtis Wolford credits environmental best management practices with facilitating a swift solution to a potentially devastating disruption to the club’s water supply.
American dream: Superintendent Muhammad Ali May 2021 Pakistan native Muhammad Ali’s steady climb from crew member to superintendent is a testament to hard work, a hunger for knowledge and a passion for maintaining golf courses.
GCSAA announces winners of 2020 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards January 5, 2021 Familiar faces make up the latest class of honorees, each at the helm of a facility well-rounded in its environmental efforts.
California Alliance for Golf honored by GCSAA for advocacy efforts December 15, 2020 The coalition brings together different sectors of California’s golf industry to protect and promote the game as a unified entity.
PGA Championship: A short-handed crew turns out TPC Harding Park August 7, 2020 The number of hands on deck at TPC Harding Park is significantly lower than for your typical major tournament. And yet, they’ve delivered exceptionally.