Golf Courses as Living Laboratories for Students

About this episode

The episode discusses how golf courses serve as practical learning environments for students through the First Green program.

Golf is far more than a cherished pastime, it’s an immense economic engine, source of jobs and, perhaps surprisingly, an awesome way to learn about science, math and many other vital subjects. The First Green program from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GSCAA) makes this all possible. “I hear teachers saying things like ‘Hey guys, look at this. This is what I’m teaching you in class, but this is how you apply it in real life,” remarked Dave Phipps, former superin...

Topics covered

• education
• golf
• science
• math
• real-life application

Keywords

• golf
• education
• science
• First Green program
• real-life application

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

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