SHOWCASE, COMMUNITY, GOVERN, ADVANCE

Take a look at some of the moments that have defined the Association and that will continue to shape the future of Golf.

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Advocacy Milestones

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1996 — SCGA was a founding member of the Turf Research Advisory Committee, the original aggregator of monies for UC turf research that has since been replaced by the California Turfgrass & Landscape Foundation to which SCGA remains a major annual contributor.
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2010 – Pioneered drought contingency protocols with Los Angeles Water & Power that have become standard operating procedure for the Southern California golf community and the community’s water providers.
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2022 — Defeated the Public Golf Endangerment Act (AB 1910). This proposed legislation aimed to convert SoCal area municipal golf courses into housing. The SCGA played a crucial role in opposing this bill and ultimately defeating it, highlighting the importance of golf courses in California communities and their role not only as recreational spaces but also as significant contributors to the state's economy.
  • 1930s – SCGA took the regional lead in aligning the golf community behind more efficient and affordable irrigation practices.
  • 1960 — Supported initiative to insulate urban green spaces from onerous taxation that would have condemned them to development.
  • 2006 – Founding member of the California Alliance for Golf, serving as an educational resource for the industry and to communicate to the public the economic benefits and environmental stewardship provided by the game of golf.