Membership
Application for membership in the Association shall be made on official forms furnished by the Board of Directors. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Directors of compliance with the requirements of the membership class desired. The Board of Directors may require that each application for membership contain the recommendation of one or more voting members (Class A or Class B) of the Association. The Board of Directors shall be the sole judge of an applicant’s qualifications for membership, however, no application shall be rejected which meets the standards of the code of ethics.
SDGCSA Membership Classifications
Class AA - Life Members:
To qualify for Life membership a member must have been a Regular or Charter member for at least twenty-five years (25) and must have retired from active service as a Golf Course Superintendent. A Life member shall have all the rights and privileges of the Association except that of holding office.
Class A - Golf Course Superintendent:
To qualify for Class A membership an applicant shall have at the time of application for membership at least three (3) years’ experience as a Golf Course Superintendent, and be employed in such capacity. In addition, said applicant must have a Pesticide Applicator License, or its equivalent under California Pesticide Laws and Regulations. A Class A member transferring from an out-of-state chapter shall retain his classification and have one year in which to comply with this requirement. Class A members shall have all the privileges of the Association. Dues are payable. Anyone applying for Class A membership in SDGGSA must also be a member of GCSAA.
Class B – Golf Course Superintendent:
To qualify for Class B membership, an applicant shall be a golf course superintendent who has, at the time of application for membership, less than three (3) years’ experience as a golf course superintendent, and shall be presently employed in such capacity. In addition, said applicant must have a Pesticide Applicator License or its equivalent under California Pesticide Laws and Regulations. A Class B transferring from an out of-state chapter shall retain his/her classification and have one year in which to comply with this requirement. Class B members shall have all the privileges of the Association. Dues are payable. Anyone applying for Class B membership in SDGCSA must also be a member of GCSAA.
CLASS C - Golf Course Assistant Superintendent:
To qualify for Class C membership an applicant shall be, at the time of application, an assistant to a golf course superintendent, and shall be presently employed in that capacity. Class C members shall have all the privileges of the Association, except that of holding office. Dues are payable.
CLASS EM - Equipment Manager:
To qualify for Equipment Manager membership, an applicant shall be employed as an equipment manager, assistant equipment manager or mechanic/technician within the golf industry and shall have such rights of the association as the board of directors may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office. Dues are payable.
CLASS TM - Turf Manager:
To qualify for Class TM membership, an applicant must manage the turf at a facility which grows sports-related turfgrass, but which is not defined as a golf course in the SDGCSA Bylaws. The facilities included are: driving ranges, practice facilities, test facilities, stadiums. This specifically excludes any turf that is sold to a golf course or other sports facility. TM members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Directors may specify by standing rules, except those of voting and holding office. Dues are payable.
ASSOC - Associate Member:
To qualify for Associate membership the applicant shall be an individual employed by a golf course superintendent and interested in golf course management and/or in the growing or production of fine turfgrass. Associate members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Directors may specify by standing rules, except those of voting and holding office. Dues are payable.
Class E - Educators:
To qualify for Class E membership, an applicant must be a full-time turfgrass educator or extension officer. Class E members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Directors may specify in standing rules, except those of voting and holding office. Dues are payable.
R - Retired Member:
Any member reaching age sixty (60), who is retired and no longer seeking employment within the scope of activities of any membership class of this Association, may apply to the Executive Committee, in writing, for Retired membership. The annual dues will be complimentary. A Retired member shall have all the privileges of this Association afforded the member in his immediate previous classification with the exception of holding office.
I - Inactive Member:
An Inactive member is a member who, by reason of unemployment, illness or other adverse circumstances, has been placed in this class upon his application. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to act on such application and to place a member on inactive status subject to such terms and conditions as the Executive Committee may specify from time to time by Standing Rules; provided, however, that an inactive member shall not vote
or hold office.
S - Turfgrass Student:
To qualify for Class S membership an applicant must be a turfgrass student enrolled in a formal course of education in an approved and accredited institution. Class S members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Executive Committee may specify for each respective class from time to time by Standing Rules except those of voting and holding office. Annual dues and general fees will be complimentary.
H - Honorary Member:
To qualify for Honorary membership the individual must be a member of the Association who has been recognized by the Executive Committee for contributing in an outstanding manner to this Association. The annual dues and general meeting fees will be complimentary. Honorary members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Executive Committee may specify from time to time by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office.
