According to the World Golf Foundation, Canada has one of the highest per capita golf participation rates in the world. Thus, it is no surprise that First Green field trips -- bringing kids to golf courses for hands-on science field trips -- would find a receptive audience in Canada.
Travis Olson, Superintendent of the Kamloops Golf Club, was named WCTA Finance Director at the first meeting of the new Board that took place on March 17th.
Conference time is much more than a gathering of turf management professionals seeking education, networking and a trade show, it’s a time of philanthropy, a chance to give back in a variety of ways. We’re humbled by the tremendous efforts on this front and are pleased to make the following post-conference fundraising announcements.
prepared by Jerry Rousseau
Industry advocacy has been a prominent topic of conversation amongst most golf industry associations for some time with efforts escalating over the past 6-8 weeks or so since the Suzuki program ‘Dad and the Dandelions’ was aired by CBC.
As presented at the Annual General Meeting during our Penticton Conference by WCTA Award Committee Chair, Peter Sorokovsky, we’d like to congratulate the following 2017 WCTA Student Award Recipients: