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Why Attend CTS 2027GCSAA Conference and Trade Show

Education, certification and the golf industry trade show floor, in one week. Whatever your role on the crew, there's a reason to be in the room.

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Jan. 18-21, 2027

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

New Orleans

A golf course superintendent looks on as a crew member adjusts a cup cutter on a putting green at sunrise.

Superintendents and assistant superintendents

  • More than 90 seminars on agronomics, water management, labor and budget
  • CEU credit toward CGCS (certified golf course superintendent) certification and recertification
  • The equipment you're specifying next season, in front of you instead of in a catalog
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Equipment managers and crew

  • Seminars across 10 tracks, so everyone on the crew finds programming for their role
  • Certification paths for the whole operation, including CTEM (Certified Turf Equipment Manager)
  • Manufacturer technicians and product specialists on the floor to answer what the manual doesn't
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Free registration for students

  • Student rate registration and student-specific programming
  • The Collegiate Turf Bowl
  • Employers on the show floor actively hiring
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Distributors and suppliers

  • More than 6,000 qualified buyers from over 70 countries attend
  • Representatives from 3,106 golf facilities connected with exhibitors in 2024
  • Nearly one in five qualified buyers is international, with 1,187 attendees from 72 countries in 2025

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GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Jan. 18–21, 2027

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La.

Be There at GCSAA CTS 2027

New Orleans, La. Jan. 18-21