USGA funds Pinehurst’s Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program with $1M partnership

The United States Golf Association (USGA), the Pinehurst, N.C., golf community and industry collaborators have teamed to establish a major golf education hub in the Carolinas.

A combined $1 million commitment from the USGA and donors will fund the Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program (GAP) for the next five years, with dedicated instructors and in-class/on-course education at Sandhills Community College in the Pinehurst area. In addition, a new program at Horry-Georgetown Technical College...