Golf Business News – International Day of Thanksgiving for the Environment is September 10th

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), in partnership with other greenkeeping organizations around the world, recognizes those who are essential to the success of golf with the return of the popular Thank A Greenkeeper Day.

On Tuesday 10 September, all golfers, those in the golf business and anyone who benefits from the sport are encouraged to thank groundskeepers and other turf professionals for their hard work and dedication to creating the playing surfaces enjoyed by millions around the world.

In addition to BIGGA, other groups participating in the global event include:

• Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
• Australian Sports Turf Managers Association
• Canadian Golf Superintendents Association
• Federation of European Golf Greenkeepers Associations

Together the groups represent more than 31,000 golf management professionals in 78 countries around the world.

The celebration will include ads on Golf Channel, print ads and social media messaging, all sharing the many ways conservationists benefit the game and their communities. Golfers and others are encouraged to join the conversation on social media using the hashtags #ThankAGreenkeeper (UK) or #ThankASuper (United States and elsewhere).

Celebrities who have already recorded messages of support include Jimmy Bullard, Peter Crouch and Joe Cole, as well as reality TV star Mark Wright, social media influencers Mia Baker and Gaz Beadle and Sky Sports personalities Kirsty Gallagher and Trey Niven.

But it’s not limited to celebrities or professional golfers and everyone who enjoys golf is encouraged to get involved.

Golf courses and other clubs are encouraged to give special recognition to their greens team. In previous years this included providing clubhouse food or a token of appreciation to the club or sharing a message of support throughout the club’s newsletters and websites.

On 2023, Thank A Greenkeeper Day, social media messages reached more than 14.7 million followers worldwide, while media coverage reached an additional 18 million people.

A social media toolkit will be available in early August with materials to help with the celebration and these will be shared on the BIGGA website.

More information about Conservation Appreciation Day is available on the BIGGA website, where you can view some of the amazing messages of support that have already been received, and highlight the achievements of the 2023 installment.

Show your support on social media using #ThankAGreenkeeper