From the MAGCSA President

Another Great Season

The Memphis Area had another great growing and golf season. Windyke Country Club hosted the Scholarship and Research Tournament which was back to normal with prizes and giveaways. A huge thank you to Bubba Jones for hosting another successful shrimp boil and skeet shoot. As we go into 2022, Jason Bradley will be taking over as president of the MAGCSA.

This is the end of my second year as president of the MAGCSA, and it has been a great experience. I owe a huge thank you to Melissa Martin and my board that consists of Jason Bradley, Nick Bisanz, Stephen Cox and Michael Rosemond. It absolutely takes a group effort because we all have full time jobs and a life outside of work. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family.

Not only for helping with the association but also supporting me in the decision of being in the Golf Course Superintendent industry. We all know the long days and the weekend conflicts that we sometimes run into, and it takes the support of those around you.

As we look to next year it will be interesting to see what it holds. Will Covid and restrictions be any better, will fertilizer prices go down, will golf courses put a surcharge on rounds to follow suit of every other industry? Hopefully the 2022 golf course industry will stay strong and on the upswing, only time will tell.

Andrew Foster

MAGCSA President