The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, in conjunction with other global greenkeeper and course superintendent groups, is recognising those who help keep golf courses enjoyable and sustainable with an international ‘Thank a Greenkeeper Day’.
Working alongside BIGGA are several other international greenkeeping associations, such as: the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA), the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) and the Federatio of European Golf Greenkeepers Associations (FEGGA). As a collective, the groups represent more than 31,000 golf management professionals that operate in 78 countries of the world.
Thank a Greenkeeper Day will be celebrated on Tuesday 13 September, which also marks the GCSAA’s 96th anniversary.
The celebration will include a commercial that will appear on the Golf Channel and other media outlets and social media messages touting the many ways that greenkeepers benefit the game and their communities’ golfers.
Others are encouraged to join in the conversation on social media using the hashtags #ThankAGreenkeeper or #ThankASuper. In addition, golf courses and other groups are encouraged to provide special recognition for their greenkeeping teams on 13 September.
During the 2021 Thank a Greenkeeper Day, social media messages reached more than 9 million followers around the world.