First Green in West Virginiahttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FirstGreenGuyan-520x300-1.png520300First GreenFirst Greenhttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FirstGreenGuyan-520x300-1.png
Philip Webb, eight-year GCSAA member and golf course superintendent at Guyan Golf & Country Club in Huntington, W.V., recently hosted a First Green field trip – the first held in West Virginia.
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GCSAA chapters strengthen engagement with FFA at state conferenceshttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Arizona-FFA-Conference-640x480-1.jpg640480First GreenFirst Greenhttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Arizona-FFA-Conference-640x480-1.jpg
Engaging the next generation in the golf course superintendent and equipment manager professions is a key focus for GCSAA. This commitment is exemplified through ongoing collaborations with the National FFA Organization, which boasts over 1,000,000 students nationwide participating in programs designed to cultivate future leaders in agriculture.
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Avery County, N.C., students take top FFA honorshttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/turfcolfeb25_web.jpg800535First GreenFirst Greenhttps://www.thefirstgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/turfcolfeb25_web.jpg
Hurricane Helene was no match for the support for the winners of the inaugural National Turfgrass Science Invitational.
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Ethan Shamet, GCSAA Class A golf course superintendent at Heritage Park Golf Course in Olathe, Kan., welcomed 4th grade students to his course on May 1.
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Todd Bohn, GCSAA Class A member and director of agronomy at Big Cedar Lodge in Hollister, Mo., welcomed 8th grade science students to his course on April 27.
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