NEW ORLEANS -- Those who are attuned to golf's playing surfaces will get a bird's eye view of how they are designed, constructed and managed through a new online video source known as GCSAA TV at www.gcsaa.tv.
Launched at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, GCSAA TV will serve as the largest and most comprehensive source of golf course management video.
GCSAA TV logoThe product of a joint partnership between the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and Wisconsin-based EPIC Creative, GCSAA TV brings professionally produced video content designed to educate, enlighten and entertain. In addition to extensive daily coverage that begins with the 2009 Golf Industry Show, GCSAA TV takes viewers behind the scenes at major golf tournaments, spotlights the latest university research, offers first-hand tips from the industry's environmental leaders, goes inside some of the nation's most innovative golf operations, and offers special features on GCSAA, its history and the work it does each day for its members.
"We see GCSAA TV as another means to communicate with a variety of key audiences," GCSAA CEO Mark J. Woodward, CGCS, said. "Golf is a visual sport and the opportunity to provide online video will allow us to tell our story more effectively. While it will be a tool to communicate with member golf course superintendents, we also see the content having value for golfers, golf facility employees, government officials at all levels, the environmental community and a host of others."
Utilizing the award-winning production services of EPIC Creative, a weekly feature will be posted online that focuses on a contemporary issue facing golf course managers. It will be supplemented by an extensive archive of footage that addresses a variety of golf course concerns. Video segments from industry will introduce products and services, and provide training for the user.
"We see the opportunity to partner with GCSAA as a means to mesh the leaders in content with our production services to benefit the golf industry," EPIC President Jim Becker said. "We will travel to every corner of the nation to provide resources that will assist the golf course management profession. There are a multitude of challenges that these talented individuals face, and it is our goal to help deliver an answer to them."
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is a leading golf organization and has as its focus golf course management. Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, the association provides education, information and representation to more than 21,000 members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA's mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. The association's philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf, works to strengthen the compatibility of golf with the natural environment through research grants, support for education programs and outreach efforts. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org.
EPIC Creative
For more than 20 years, EPIC Creative has been the only communications and video production company that has specialized in golf course maintenance marketing and education. Between EPIC's proprietary "Superintendents' Video Workshop" training series and Superintendents' VideoMagazine, plus dozens of ongoing video projects for industry suppliers, EPIC works with hundreds of golf course superintendents every year. High-definition (HD) broadcast equipment and turf-savvy production crews assure the utmost professional production levels for viewing quality. EPIC boasts the largest golf course management video and photo library in the world.
GCSAA TV Inaugural Sponsors
In addition to other sponsors, the following golf course industry representatives have signed on as the top-tier partners to support the creation and launch of GCSAA TV:
Platinum:
John Deere Golf
Gold:
Tee-2-Green
Scotts Professional Seed & Turf Seed
Agrotain International, LLC
Silver:
Floratine
Ryan
Precision Laboratories, Inc.
