Golf Industry Show Silent Auction aids environmental programs

The Golf Industry Show Silent Auction, conducted by The Environmental Institute for Golf, the National Golf Course Owners Association Foundation, The Club Foundation, The Golf Course Builders Association of America Foundation and The American Society of Golf Course Architects generated more than $165,000.

Proceeds support environmental stewardship programs, including research and education to strengthen the compatibility of the game of golf with our natural environment, player development programs, grants and scholarships to advance the club management industry, and providing young people the opportunity to learn golf and the life values the game of golf represents.

A total of 131 companies donated 238 items (a complete listing of donating companies can be found at http://auction.golfindustryshow.com) to the online auction. GCSAA Class A member John Lof, golf course superintendent at Riverside Golf and Country Club in Portland, Ore., won an all-expense paid trip to the 2008 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Orlando, Fla. His name was chosen from a list of those who participated in the silent auction.