Past Presidents

Since 1926, GCSAA has been an advocate for members of the golf course management profession. Through the dedication of member superintendents, GCSAA has helped grow the profession and the game. Including the current president, these members have displayed the highest level of dedication to the profession and the association by serving on the GCSAA Board of Directors and ultimately as president. Board service is an excellent way to give back to the profession and the game.

GCSAA Presidents 1926-present

Colonel John Morley 1926-1932
John MacGregor 1933
W. J. Sansom 1934
Fred A. Burkhardt 1935
John Anderson 1936
John Quaill 1937
Joseph Ryan 1938
Frank W. Ermer 1939
John Gray 1940
Harold W. Stodola 1941-1945
Marshall E. Farnham 1946-1947
Chester Mendenhall 1948
Carl A. Bretzlaff 1949
Ray H. Gerber 1950
William H. Johnson 1951
Malcolm E. McLaren 1952
Leonard J. Strong 1953
Norman C. Johnson 1954
William Beresford 1955
A. Ward Cornwell 1956
Paul E. Weiss Sr. 1957
Robert M. Williams 1958
Elmer G. Border 1959
James E. Thomas 1960
L. E. Lambert 1961
Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS Retired 1962
Roy W. Nelson 1963
David S. Moote 1964
L. R. Shields Jr. 1965
Edward Roberts Jr. 1966
Walter R. Boysen 1967
James W. Brandt, CGCS Retired 1968
John J. Spodnik 1969
Norman W. Kramer 1970
Richard C. Blake, CGCS Retired 1971
Robert V. Mitchell, CGCS Retired 1972
Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired 1973
Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired 1974
Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired 1975
Richard W. Malpass 1976
Theodore W. Woehrle 1977
George W. Cleaver, CGCS Retired 1978
Charles H. Tadge, CGCS 1979

Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired 1980
Michael R. Bavier, CGCS Retired 1981
James A. Wyllie 1982
Robert W. Osterman 1983
James W. Timmerman 1984
Eugene D. Baston 1985
Riley L. Stottern, CGCS 1986
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Retired 1987
John A. Segui, CGCS Retired 1988
Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS 1989
Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS Retired 1990
Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS Retired 1991
William R. Roberts 1992
Randy Nichols, CGCS Retired 1993
Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS Retired
1994
Gary T. Grigg, CGCS
1995
Bruce R. Williams, CGCS Retired 
1996
Paul S. McGinnis, CGCS Retired 
1997
George Renault, III, CGCS Retired
1998
David W. Fearis, CGCS Retired
1999
R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS Retired 
2000
Tommy D. Witt, CGCS Retired 
2001
Michael Wallace, CGCS Retired 
2002
Jon D. Maddern, CGCS
2003
Mark J. Woodward, CGCS
2004
Timothy T. O'Neill, CGCS Retired 
2005
Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS
2006
Ricky D. Heine, CGCS
2007
David S. Downing II, CGCS
2008
Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS
2009
James R Fitzroy, CGCS Retired 
2010
Robert M. Randquist, CGCS Retired 
2011
Sandy G. Queen, CGCS Retired 
2012
Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS
2013
Keith A. Ihms, CGCS
2014
John J. O'Keefe, CGCS Retired 
2015
Peter J. Grass, CGCS
2016
Bill H. Maynard, CGCS
2017
Darren J. Davis, CGCS 2018
Rafael Barajas, CGCS
2019
John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS
2020
Mark F. Jordan, CGCS
2021
Kevin P. Breen, CGCS 2022-2023