“Dog of the Year” announced at GCSAA Show

Mac, a 1-year-old border collie mix from Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, received the most votes from attendees of the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show to become the 2026 “Dog of the Year”.

Attendees of this year’s GCSAA Conference and Trade Show visited LebanonTurf’s booth to vote for their personal choice of all of the dogs featured in the annual “Dog Days of Golf Calendar” to determine which one would be honored as the “Dog of the Year”.

“Mac clearly won the hearts of this year’s crowd at the show,” LebanonTurf director of marketing Christopher S. Gray, Sr. said. “He’s a deserving winner who represents our industry very well as true golf course working dog.”

Mac, who began patrolling the Hyannisport Club property at only 8 weeks old, has earned the title “The Chief of the Geese Police”.  Mac also enjoys checking irrigation heads to ensure they’re working properly and playing with the syringe hose while his dad, 1^st assistant golf course superintendent David Kennedy, keeps the greens cooled.

Along with the glamourous title, Mac and Kennedy will receive $500 and a plaque.  Additionally, Mac earned $3,000 for Kennedy’s local GCSAA chapter and a $2,000 donation to K9 for Warriors.

LebanonTurf and the GCSAA partner together annually to develop and provide the annual calendar which has become an industry staple for the members of the association. Submissions for the 2027 calendar will open up this summer.