Members benefit from state-of-art turf management tools through the NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The National Golf Course Owners Association, the trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course ownership and operations, is pleased to announce its new partnership with SkimTurf Management, an all-in-one SaaS platform providing automated turf condition monitoring from aerial imagery along with AI-powered solutions for precise golf course management.
SkimTurf’s collected data and insights enable golf course owners, operators and superintendents to identify trends and patterns, take informed decisions, allocate resources precisely and mitigate issues before they escalate, saving time, money and effort, while maintaining top playing conditions for golfers.
“SkimTurf Management — now the Exclusive Turf Management Platform and Provider of the NGCOA — joins the suite of industry suppliers offering business critical, best-in-class services within the NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace,” said Mike Ketterman, NGCOA’s Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships. “We’re excited to be able to offer these tech-forward, agronomic services to our golf course owner and operators members.”
With this partnership, NGCOA members can receive a three-month, full-size project trial which includes automated turf condition diagnostics from satellite imagery (humidity levels, nutrient content, vegetation indices) and access to all SkimTurf modules (comprehensive suite of reports, course diaries and alerts, accessible via a web or mobile application).
The NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace benefit also includes two years of historical data and training for the member course. Learn more about this member benefit at SkimTurf.com/ngcoa-smart-buy-offer.
“We are very honored to partner with the NGCOA and join its community of golf course owners and operators. We’re committed to supporting their success and helping drive growth across the industry,” said Frederic Paczkowski, SkimTurf’s General Manager. “We are empowering golf courses with a new generation of solutions for precise turf management, equipping them with innovative tools to monitor and manage golf’s most valuable asset — the golf course.”
SkimTurf Management will also be recognized as a sponsor of the NGCOA’s Multi-Course & Resort Operator’s Retreat 2025, Golf Business TechCon 2025 and Golf Business Conference 2026.