Inside Harding Park
The San Francisco standout is in the midst of preparations for this fall’s Presidents Cup competition, and the work of superintendent Wayne Kappelman and his staff will be the focus of one of May’s main features on GCSAA.TV. This companion piece to this month’s GCM cover story will not only focus on tournament preparations but also on Kappelman’s relationship with PGA Tour Agronomy and Paul Vermeulen, its director of competitions agronomy. Look for it at www.gcsaa.tv.

Plugged in
May brings a host of industry events, from the annual meeting of the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association to National Golf Day activities in Washington, D.C., and the staff of GCM will cover all of it on our blog, From the Desk of GCM, at http://gcm.typepad.com. You can find reports from the TOCA meetings, the outcomes of that group’s annual writing, design and photography awards, plus updates from our nation’s capitol on the activities surrounding the second National Golf Day.

Survey deadline this month
The deadline to complete the Energy Use and Environmental Practices survey — the latest in GCSAA’s Golf Course Environmental Profile survey series — is this month, May 19 to be exact. The results of this survey provide crucial guidance to GCSAA as it creates and manages programs and services for its members, so your participation is vital. To complete the survey, visit http://survey.ngf.org/81022/login.asp?code=1.