Todd Barker, the director of Fore Lakes Golf Course in Taylorsville, Utah, has been elected president of the American Association of Golf Course Principals.
Barker is the 88th president of the Association’s history and served as the association’s vice president in 2024. He has been a member of the association’s board of directors since 2018. A 21-year member of the GCSAA, Barker is also a former president. Utah GCSA.
Barker joined the ground crew at Maeko in 1995 and has been director since 2006. The third generation director was exposed to GCSAA when his father, GCSAA member, Todd Barker, took his family to the GCSAA meeting and then took him to the GCSAA meeting. Every year there is a trade fair.
Barker, who holds an advanced turfgrass certificate from Penn State’s world campus, said: This organization is my professional home. The collective strength and passion of its members is what makes GCSAA extraordinary. ”
In addition to Barker, the representative chapter has elected Paul Carter, the manager of the BearTrace in Harrison Bay, Tennessee, as vice president, and Mark Weston, manager of the Indian Hill Country Club in Connecticut, as secretary/treasurer. I’ve been selected.
He is a member of the Steven Hammon committee, manager of the Traverse City Country Club in Michigan. H Scott Griffith, Director of Agriculture at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens. Gregory Jones, director of agriculture for the Nebraska Champions, is Ryan Krauschfer, director and general manager of Westminster National Golf Course in Maryland, and Ryan Krauschfer and general manager of Brian Ross. Ryan Krauschfer, principal of Okia Hills Golf Course at Okia Hills Golf Course, has been newly elected to join the board as a director.
Jeff White, director of agriculture at the Indian Hills Country Club in Kansas, serves as former president for a year, and Kevin Breen, manager of the Larin Conada Country Club in California, will be resigning from the board.
Doug Dykstra, director of Agriculture and Facilities at the White Mountain Country Club in Arizona, has resigned from his position on the GCSAA board of directors for personal reasons after serving on the board since 2020.
In addition to board elections, membership also approved a fee increase to support GCSAA’s efforts in workforce development, advocacy, environmental programs and professional recognition.
