South Dakota Chapter of GCSAA

Greg Brandriet wins Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award

February 28, 2019 12:49 PM | Anonymous member

Greg Brandriet, CGCS (on right in photo), superintendent at Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club in Spearfish, S.D., has received the Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award from GCSAA.

The Grassroots Ambassador Leadership (GAL) Award, presented quarterly in partnership with The Toro Co., honors individuals who have demonstrated growth in advocacy and advancement of the GCSAA Priority Issues Agenda through congressional outreach and relationship development with a member of Congress. Through Toro, GAL Award winners receive a trip to the 2019 National Golf Day in Washington, D.C.

Read more: https://www.gcmonline.com/course/environment/news/greg-brandriet-golf#ixzz5grC0JYsR

Barajas Elected President of GCSAA

February 13, 2019 3:55 PM | Anonymous

by Feb 07, 2019 | Sarah Huerter

Election took place as part of the 2019 Golf Industry Show in San Diego

Lawrence, Kan. (Feb. 7, 2019) – Rafael Barajas, the certified golf course superintendent (CGCS) at Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club in Boca Raton, Fla., has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) at the association's annual meeting Feb. 7, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show in San Diego. He is the first Hispanic president in the association’s history. Read more: https://www.gcsaa.org/media/news/2019/02/08/barajas-elected-president#ixzz5fSG6FhAI

Measuring putting green firmness

January 24, 2019 3:18 PM | Anonymous

University of Arkansas research compared firmness-measuring devices with each other and with ground-truth data. See more.