GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward was one of 25 members from the world of golf and beyond to take part in meetings of the LPGA's Commissioner's Advisory Council in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

The council is charged with providing guidance to LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens in a wide variety of LPGA Tour business, and is made up of notables from the game of golf (Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez and Alice Dye), as well as the government (Tom Ridge, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) and business sectors.

"As a member of the LPGA Commissioner's Advisory Council, I have the opportunity to stay very well connected with one of our valued golf industry allied partners," Woodward says. "In these times, it is imperative that we continue to enhance our collaborative efforts with all of our partners to ensure the long-term viability of the golf industry."

GCSAA and the LPGA Tour are in the second year of a collaboration that resulted in the creation of a tour agronomist position, held by John Miller, CGCS. This week's meetings were held in conjunction with the LPGA Tour's Corning Classic.