Looking for a way to stand out now and achieve your future career milestones? The Assistant Superintendent Certificate Series (ASCS) is for you.
The Assistant Superintendent Certificate Series is composed of certificates covering key competency areas of:
The certificates are golf-centric.
ASCS is open to anyone, but non-GCSAA members will pay $2,800 more than GCSAA members.
Join GCSAA
Complete the certificates in any order.
No time requirements to finish a certificate or the series.
Education points earned from webinars count toward earning or renewing Class A, CGCS or CTEM
The Principles of Golf Course Leadership and Communications completes a component of the CGCS program.
John Deere Golf is committed to the future of the industry and offers outstanding support to assistant superintendent education, professional development, and growth.
GCSAA has partnered with John Deere to award $50 GCSAA gift certificates to those who have completed all four ASCS certificates.
GCSAA and John Deere congratulate the following members who completed a certificate in the second quarter of 2026:
Those who complete the ASCS series by June 30 each year can continue to expand upon their knowledge through the Green Start Academy, an elite professional development opportunity brought to you by John Deere. GCSAA will provide a list of those qualifying members to John Deere, who will send these prospects detailed information about the program and the application each July. Completion of the ASCS gives you preferred admission, but not guaranteed admission, into the program.
To be accepted into the Green Start Academy, you must: