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Author: Craig Kessler

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Craig Kessler

Craig came to the SCGA via the merger with the Public Links Golf Association (PLGA), where he served as Executive Director for 11 years and pioneered the development of the nation’s most active and accomplished advocacy component. He has been tasked with doing the same for the SCGA as its first Director of Governmental Affairs, albeit on a much larger stage. In addition to his current and previous job responsibilities, Craig has served as a USGA Committeemen continuously for 15 years, Chair of the Los Angeles Golf Advisory Commission, Chair of the Los Angeles County Golf Advisory Committee, Member of the City of Los Angeles’ Griffith Park Master Plan Board, Member of the Ventura Golf Advisory Group, Member of the Los Angeles County Junior Golf Foundation Board of Directors and Chair of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce First Tee of Los Angeles Advisory Committee. In 2008 Craig was inducted into the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame.

  • Governmental AffairsWinter 2021
    By Craig Kessler
    January 15, 2021
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    Dark Clouds on Muni Golf’s Horizon

    The SCGA opened last year with a bold announcement about 2020 being the year of municipal golf; the year we were going get down to focusing ...
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  • Fall 2020Governmental Affairs
    By Craig Kessler
    October 9, 2020
    605
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    A Change is Gonna Come

    Call it an inflection point. Call it a time for action. Call it a tipping point. Or perhaps wax poetic by summoning the timeless wisdom contained ...
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  • Governmental AffairsSummer 2020
    By Craig Kessler
    July 24, 2020
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    Governmental Affairs: The World Has Changed

    BUT IT’S ONLY ACT I OF A LONG PLAY IN A SPEECH to the World Council of Churches in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke the ...
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  • Governmental AffairsSpring 2020
    By Craig Kessler
    April 23, 2020
    882
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    Governmental Affairs: Whither Municipal Golf

    “Existential” is a word thrown around with impunity. It’s used to describe challenges of all sorts, many of them minor in nature, but in its generic ...
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  • Governmental Affairs
    By Craig Kessler
    January 29, 2020
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    Governmental Affairs: Why We Do What We Do

    THE GAME’S CHALLENGES AREN’T GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON SCGA GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS was asked by the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) to participate in a 75-minute ...
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  • Fall 2019Governmental Affairs
    By Craig Kessler
    October 17, 2019
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    Local Spotlight: El Cariso Golf Course

    COMMUNITY, FAMILY, MENTORING, GIVING BACK … AND, OH YES, GOLF TOO GEORGE LOPEZ belongs to two of the Southland’s toniest private country clubs. But he calls ...
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  • Governmental AffairsSummer 2019
    By Craig Kessler
    July 25, 2019
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    The Strange Case of Glyphosate (Roundup)

    OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE IRRATIONALITY THAT PERVADES THE MAKING OF LAWS If you are not yet aware  of the stampede ...
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  • Governmental AffairsSpring 2019
    By Craig Kessler
    April 26, 2019
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    A Class Unto Itself: California’s Coachella Valley

    Sui generis — Latin for “a class unto itself.” Desert — there are lots of them in California, but only one when the subject is golf. ...
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  • Governmental AffairsWinter 2019
    By Craig Kessler
    January 21, 2019
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    New Chapter: Iconic Brookside GC Turns the Page in a Long Story

    Millions around the world recognize it as the place where thousands of cars are parked for the Rose Bowl game every New Year’s Day. Golfers recognize ...
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  • Governmental Affairs
    By Craig Kessler
    November 20, 2018
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    Election 18- The Numbers Behind California’s Numbers

    When all is said and done, and with recounts and slow counts all is not yet said and done, it looks like the Democrats will have ...
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FeaturedTravelWinter 2021

Western Waltz: 18 Fave Holes From the Rockies to the Pacific

Packing a passport and jumping on an overseas flight doesn’t appear to be in the cards anytime soon. That’s OK. There are plenty of public-access trophy courses and hidden gems in ...
  • Eternal Sportsman: The Dual Passions of Bode Miller

    By Judd Spicer
    January 18, 2021
  • Enchanted Valley: San Gabriel CC

    By Joe Passov
    January 17, 2021
  • The Rising Star of Gabi Ruffels

    By Matt McKay
    January 16, 2021
  • A Look Back in Time: The LACC’s Hope-Ware Collection

    By Judd Spicer
    January 16, 2021
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