Class AA - Life Members
To qualify for Class AA Membership, one must have retired as a Class A member, have been a Class A member of this Association for twenty years, and reached the age of fifty-five. A Life Member shall have all the rights and privileges of the Association except for holding the position of an officer on the Board of Trustees.

Class A - Golf Course Superintendent
To qualify for Class A Membership, an applicant shall have at least three years of experience as a golf course superintendent and be employed in such capacity, or if not presently employed in such capacity, an applicant shall have at least three years of experience as a golf course superintendent and be employed in a capacity where his or her responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the direct supervision of one or more golf course superintendents. Class A Members shall have all the privileges of the Association.

Superintendent Member - Golf Course Superintendent:
To qualify for Superintendent Member Membership, an applicant shall be a golf course superintendent who has, at the time of application for membership, less than three years of experience as a golf course superintendent and shall be presently employed in such capacity. Class B Members shall have all the privileges of the Association.

Class C - Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
To qualify for Class C Membership, an applicant shall be an assistant to a golf course superintendent and presently employed in such capacity. Class C Members shall have all the privileges of the Association, except for holding the position of an officer on the Board of Trustees.

Affiliate Commercial
To qualify for Affiliate Commercial Membership, an applicant must be an individual or business firm interested in golf course management and/or in the growing, production, or sales of products used in the production of fine turfgrass either individually or through employment by, or other affiliation with, a company, proprietorship or association. Affiliate Commercial Members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Trustees may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding the position of an officer on the Board of Trustees.

Student
To qualify for Student Membership, an applicant must be classified as a full-time turfgrass student by the educational institution in which he or she is enrolled in a formal course of education or have completed his or her formal education less than one year prior to the date of application for membership. Student Members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Trustees may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office.

Retired
Any Member reaching age fifty-five and with a minimum of ten years of membership in this Association, who is retired and no longer seeking employment within the scope of activities of any membership class of this Association, may apply to the Board in writing for Retired Membership. All retired members shall retain the rights and privileges of their previous membership classification, except for holding the position of an officer on the Board of Trustees.

Associate
To qualify for Associate Membership, an applicant must be an individual interested in golf course management and/or in the growing or production of fine turfgrass who does not qualify for membership in another class. Associate Members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Trustees may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office.

Honorary:
To qualify for Honorary Membership, the individual must be recognized by the Board of Trustees for contributing in an outstanding manner to this Association, profession, or related field. All Honorary Members shall have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Trustees may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office. Honorary Membership shall continue in effect unless otherwise revoked by the Board of Trustees.