The GCSAA Foundation’s Rounds 4 Research program established a record for a third straight year, generating $685,010 during its April 22-28 online auction. The total marks a 25 percent increase over what the auction raised in 2023.
Rounds 4 Research enables the GCSAA Foundation to support local GCSAA chapters and the national GCSAA to fund advocacy, turfgrass research, education and community outreach improving the long-term sustainability of the game.
More than 1,700 rounds of golf were donated for an online auction, where more than 3,000 golfers registered for the auction and 1,696 rounds were sold. The top bid was $14,020 at Ohoopee Match Club in Cobbtown, Georgia. Pinehurst No. 2, Bandon Dunes, Paradise Valley Country Club, Happy Hollow Club, Nanea Golf Club, Old Memorial Golf Club, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, and Sutton Bay were among the other highly regarded clubs donating rounds to the auction.
"Thanks to our generous donors, bidders and other supporters, Rounds 4 Research continues to grow significantly with each passing year," GCSAA COO Kevin P. Sunderman said. “Rounds 4 Research helps address the critical shortage in funding for turfgrass research and it allows everyone who loves the game to do their part in helping ensure its future.”
The campaign is presented in partnership with Toro. The program has raised nearly $4 million since launching in 2012.
