The Utah GCSA is dedicated to improving the superintendents' position in the golf industry through education, networking, advocacy and to grow the game of golf.
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Registration is now open for the 2024 Spring Meeting at Eagle Mountain Golf Course, click here to register!
Click here to RSVP for the RMH Service project, GCSAA Service Points are available!
2024 Rounds for Research Auction is April 22-28.
All proceeds from this year's auction will help with a new Economic Impact Study for Utah in association with the Utah PGA, Utah Golf Association, and Golf Alliance of Utah. Almost all the proceeds come back to our chapter, we'd appreciate everyone's donations!
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Sign ups for Match Play have begun, click here to sign up!
UGCSA Educational Scholarship Applications can be submitted beginning April 1 and must be post-marked by May 15, 2024. All the details can be found by clicking this link or by going to the top of the website under Membership, then click on 2024 Educational Scholarship.
Thank you to the 2024 UGCSA Sponsors!
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For many generations golf has been a part of the patchwork of society. It has long since been a place where young and old, expert or beginner, could come together over the love of a game. Ask any of the nearly 24.8 million golfers in the United States what golf means to them, and you’ll find a passionate answer. Ask any of the 6.2 million new golfers in 2020 and you’ll probably rouse up the same passion. In 2020 golf’s value was proven. A year where more places were shutting down than staying open, golf courses still proved what they have always been, an escape. Many flocked to golf courses as a safe place they could recreate during the pandemic. It is uniting across all races, age, and abilities. What has golf meant to a society? Ask anyone who has ever picked up a club.
2021 has now brought about new challenges, namely the drought here in Utah. Though the state is annually in some form of drought, this year has been exceptional. Golf Course Superintendents have stepped up and are using what tools we have to do our part to protect one of our most precious resources, water. The demands of providing a playable golf course that is firm throughout, have superintendents constantly adjusting their practices. Though a reduction of water usage is the ultimate goal, superintendents are using their ingenuity to go about it in a variety of ways depending on what is available to them. Here are some of the many practices going on at your local golf course to save water.
In summary, though the state of the drought has increased in severity, western drought is an annual problem. Superintendents have been dealing with water issues since day one. They have been working tirelessly to be as efficient as possible, even in years where water is seemingly plentiful. Water conservation, especially in the west, is a top priority. These educated men and women are stewards of their environment, ensuring the sustainability of golf courses for future generations. Though golf courses only make up a small piece of the whole of water usage, the UGCSA and its members are dedicated to do as much as possible to ensure the future of the state of Utah and the game of golf are bright.
Membership in the Utah GCSA is open to any individual directly involved in the turf industry. Golf course superintendents, assistants, employees of members, manufacturers, distributors, educators, turf maintenance professionals, turfgrass students and specialists are all welcome. Membership classifications are assigned according to the Utah GCSA Bylaws.