Lone Star Golf Course Superintendent Association

To Promote Turf Management as it pertains to the Golf Course Superintendent
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THANK YOU to our BMP Project Donors:

Allied Partner - $10,000  
TARO

Advocate Partners - $5,000
North Texas Section PGA
South Texas Section PGA
Texas CMAA
Texas Golf Association

Industry Partners - $2,000.00
Watertronics

Our goal is to leave ​​​​​​the land better than we found it.!​​​​​​​​

We’re humbled & proud to share our
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Texas Golf Industry
BMP Guide

supporting environmental stewardship &
high-quality golf facilities. Here it is!


We are pleased to announce that the Texas Golf Industry Best Management Practices Guide has been published with a press release being distributed by GCSAA nationally and locally on Tuesday February 9, 2021. The guide will be loaded to the GCSAA website, in addition to our LSGCSA site. We have a social media campaign running in conjunction with the launch, so please support the effort by sharing/liking on Twitter and Facebook.

The guide provides an overview of thirteen best management practices (BMPs) in golf course maintenance to support environmental stewardship and optimal course conditions in the state of Texas. Our goal is to create and maintain courses that are ecologically functional and healthy green spaces, demonstrating commitment to environmental stewardship, the community, and a quality golfing experience. BMP guidelines provide operating standards to strive toward and a resource for stakeholders including regulators, lawmakers, our communities, general managers/owners, members, and guests. 

The GCSAA, supported by the USGA and PGA TOUR, initially started the nationwide initiative by providing a base template. Radius Sports Group (a sustainability consulting firm), collaborating with our BMP Steering Committee, helped us develop and customize content to address local needs, practices, and regulatory areas of importance. We engaged industry leaders, regulators, and peers to review the guide. The efforts of everyone involved (listed below) are greatly appreciated. Our goal will be to utilize this state guide to begin to develop and implement individual facility BMPs. Education around the state guide and facility adoption will be forthcoming.

The design conveys a modern, bold take on the golf industry in Texas. Strong, vibrant colors of the Texas flag, natural, bright imagery, highlighted text boxes, and color-coding by sections create an engaging approach to education for all stakeholders, showcasing the sustainable practices and collaboration shared by LSGCSA members. ​

Thank you to Radius Sports Group, our BMP steering committee, and document reviewers for their time and dedication to this initiative.

Forward


Texas BMP Guide Steering Committee

Becky Bowling (Grubbs), Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist for Urban Water, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, The Dallas Center, Texas A&M AgriLife

Michael L. Epps, Golf Course Superintendent, Mira Vista Country Club

Kevin R. Girt, Golf Course Superintendent, Northshore Country Club

Kenneth A. Gorzycki, Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Director of Agronomy, Horseshoe Bay Resort

Chrissie A. Segars, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, The Dallas Center, Texas A&M AgriLife

Cody Spivey, General Manager/Superintendent, High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, BMP Steering Committee Chair

James Stow, Golf Course Superintendent/Assistant General Manager of Golf Operations, Ross Rogers and Comanche Trail Golf Complexes

John Walker, South Central Regional Representative, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Anthony L. Williams, Certified Golf Course Superintendent, CGM, Director of Golf & Landscape Operations, TPC Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas 

Joey Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University
Texas BMP Guide Stakeholder Review Team 

Perry Cervantes, Director for Environmental and Biosecurity Programs, Texas Department of Agriculture

Ed Corbett, Regional Maintenance Specialist, Texas Parks and Wildlife

Faith Hambleton, Team Leader, Nonpoint Source Program, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Tim Huber, Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Director of Agronomy, The Club at Carlton Woods

Mark A. Matocha, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Eric Reasor, Ph.D., Southeast Research Scientist, PBI-Gordon Corporation

Don L. Renchie, Ph.D., Extension Program Leader and Coordinator, Texas A&M Regents Fellow and AAPSE Fellow, Professor & Extension Pesticide Safety Education Specialist, Agricultural & Environmental Safety Unit, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

​Roby Robertson, Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Director Golf Course Maintenance Operations, TPC San Antonio

Foreword:
Gib Lewis 
Ben Crenshaw

Radius Sports Group
Gina Rizzi, President
Sarah Rowe, Project Manager
Amanda Aksel, Project Assistant
Rebecca McDowall, Project Specialist
Sarah Vander Laan, Graphic Designer
Erin Flanagan, Environmental Sustainability Assistant
Payton Dorsch, Social Sustainability & Communications Assistant