As members of the golf industry prepare for another trip to meet with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., superintendents will be well represented at the sixth annual National Golf Day on April 16.
At least 18 superintendents are scheduled to represent the GCSAA when the We Are Golf coalition meets with members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
Superintendents scheduled to make the trip include members of the GCSAA Government Relations Committee: Charles Wolsborn; Don Naumann; Luke Cella, CGCS; Margo Campbell Szabo; Peter Grass, CGCS; Rafael Barajas, CGCS; Robert Nielsen, CGCS; Scott Sewell, CGCS; Scott Hines, CGCS, Travis Moore; and Zachary Bauer.
Also scheduled to attend are president Pat Finlen, CGCS, and board members John O'Keefe, CGCS, John Fulling Jr., CGCS, Keith Ihms, CGCS, and Darren Davis.
Other superintendents scheduled to attend are Matt Shaffer of Merion Golf Club and Bob Farren, CGCS at Pinehurst Resort.
Also represented on the trip will be members of the National Golf Course Owners Association, Club Managers Association of America, PGA of America, PGA Tour and The World Golf Foundation.
The purpose of the trip is to share information and new data about golf's diverse businesses, employees, tax revenue creation, tourism and charitable benefits, and environmental leadership, according to the GCSAA.
Part of the daylong series of events will include members of the group sharing with lawmakers stories of what golf means to them.
The members of We Are Golf also will present Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) the inaugural Lawmaker of the Year award.
Some of the highlights and data industry representatives plan to cover can be found on the We Are Golf Web site.
Those who work in the golf business but cannot attend still can make their voice heard by visiting twitter.wearegolf.org and using #iamgolf to share why to them golf is more than a game.
For example, Davis, superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples, Fla., tweeted "Golf courses increase green space & benefit(s) the environment, making golf more than just a game," and Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) tweeted "Golf has $15.1 billion econ(omic) impact & creates 160K+ jobs in California alone."