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Tennessee’s Paul L. Carter
elected to board of directors for Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
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aul L. Carter, certified golf course superintendent at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, Tennessee, and director of agronomy for the Tennessee Golf Trail, a division of Tennessee State Parks, was elected to the board of directors for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) at the association’s annual meeting, February 7, 2019, in San Diego. GCSAA is a leading golf organization in the United States. Its focus is on golf course management, and since 1926 GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the U.S. and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, the association provides education, information and representation to more
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than 18,000 members in more than 78 countries. The board sets the strategic direction for the association as it strives to serve its members, advance the profession and enhance the growth, enjoyment and vitality of the game of golf. A 26-year GCSAA member, Carter is a member of the Tennessee GCSA and a member and past president of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association, and was awarded the Dr. Tom Samples TTA Professional of the Year award in 2015. He has served on several GCSAA committees and as a chapter and voting delegate. Carter and his staff are well-known for the environmental programs at Bear Trace, including its popular “eagle cam” promoting the environmental stewardship of
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golf courses and providing viewers an upclose glimpse of life in a bald eagle nest. (www.HarrisonBayEagleCam.org). His golf course is certified by Audubon International as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, by the Groundwater Foundation as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site and is one of only 12 golf courses in America to be GEO Certified by the Golf Environment Organization in Europe. He was the overall winner in the 2013 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards and in 2015 was honored with GCSAA’s President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. He graduated from Auburn University in 1993 with a degree in agriculture sciences. He lives in Apison, Tennessee, with his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Hannah. T
