Steven Spatafore, director of agronomy at Los Altos (Calif.) Golf and Country Club, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Emerging Leader Award from GCSAA. Spatafore will formally receive the award during the 2026 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando.

The GCSAA Foundation has embarked on a Centennial fundraising campaign to establish a new endowment honoring GCSAA’s founder, Col. John Morley, with a goal of raising $1 million to fund new and innovative initiatives for the next 100 years.

Registration now open for golf course management’s biggest event

Martorana will provide overall direction and program management for marketing, content, digital platforms, publications and public relations to drive a comprehensive, data-informed strategy that elevates GCSAA’s mission, members and message.

Casey Anderson, assistant golf course superintendent at City Park Nine Golf Course in Fort Collins, Colo., and Jeremy Lewis, director of golf course maintenance at Kingwood (Texas) Country Club, have received Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Awards from GCSAA.