Summer 2016 - 61
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PRESIDENT PETER GRASS SHARES
INTO THE ORGANIZATION, ITS
THE CHALLENGES AHEAD
Peter J. Grass is the newly
elected president of the Golf
Course Superintendents
Association of America.
A certified golf course
superintendent, Grass has been
employed at Hilands Golf Club
in Billings, Mont., a private nine-
hole facility, for 40 years, with the
last 25 years as superintendent.
He is the first nine-hole
superintendent to serve as the
GCSAA president. He has been
a member of the GCSAA board
of directors since 2009 and
will serve a one-year term as
president.
GCSAA has 17,800 members
and is a leading advocacy
organization for the golf course
management profession and the
golf industry.
Why is GCSAA important to
the golf industry?
The Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America provides
tools, resources and a collective
voice to our members, who
manage the largest asset at a
golf facility—the golf course.
Our role is paramount, and we
think we are getting it right,
primarily through our efforts in
professional development and
environmental and advocacy
programs. Our headquarters
are located in Lawrence,
Kan., and we have field staff
representatives in nine regions
GCSAA and Hilands Golf Club
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Pete Grass is the superintendent at
Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Mont.
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