Golf Course Superintendents Association of America c.e.o. Steve Mona, CAE, has been chosen again by Golf Inc. magazine as one of the 25 most powerful people in golf for the sixth consecutive year.
Mona, the GCSAA's chief executive since December 1993, first was named by the magazine as one of the industry's most powerful people in golf in 2001. He joins 24 others listed, including previous GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award recipients Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tim Finchem.
The list also includes several trustees and/or advisory council members of The Environmental Institute for Golf. The institute is the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA.
- Greg Norman, chairman and c.e.o. of Great White Shark Enterprises, chairman of The Institute's advisory council and an Institute trustee
- Dana Garmany, chairman and c.e.o. of Troon Golf and a member of The Institute's advisory council
- Bill Kubly, founder and c.e.o. of Landscapes Unlimited and chairman of The Institute's board of trustees
- Bob Wood, c.e.o. of Nike Golf and Institute trustee
- Henry DeLozier, vice president of Pulte Homes, president of the National Golf Course Owners Association and GCSAA committee member
The magazine's most powerful list focuses strictly on the impact individuals have on the business of golf, through golf course development, operations, management or equipment. These individuals have the ability to influence the development and building, the financing and the revenue streams of golf courses and golf organizations around the nation. The decisions they make affect virtually every course in the nation, either directly or indirectly.
In addition to his role at GCSAA, Mona is active in the administration of the game as a member of The First Tee Advisory Committee, the World Golf Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the National Golf Foundation Board of Directors, the LPGA Commissioner's Advisory Council and the National Golf Course Owners Association Advisory Committee.
In the fall of 1999, he was selected to serve with the leaders of golf's top allied associations on the executive board of the Golf 20/20 initiative. That same year, Golf Digest listed Mona as the 25th most powerful person in golf. At that time, only one person younger than Mona, Tiger Woods at No. 2, was ranked higher.
Mona is active in the Kansas City-Lawrence metropolitan region and has served as president of the Kansas City Society of Association Executives. He was honored by the group as its "Executive of the Year" in 1997.
