Awards

PGG Wrightson Turf are sponsors of two major industry awards in both New Zealand and Australia.


NZGCSA Environment Award supported by PGG Wrightson Turf

In New Zealand, PGG Wrightson Turf and NZGCSA have developed an initiative known as the NZGCSA Environment Award supported by PGG Wrightson Turf where golf courses are rewarded for their proactive and sustainable environment management practices. The award is in its second year and the winner will be announced at the North Island Fine Turf Seminars in June of this year.

PGG Wrightson Turf are actively involved in environmentally sustainable practices and the NZGCSA Environment Award supported by PGG Wrightson Turf reflects this.

The Process

  • The nominee must fill out a nomination form, click here to download the application form and then provide the supporting documentation with your application demonstrating how your course has implemented the most environmentally sustainable practices or management displayed excellence in golf course management.
  • Please make sure the key judging points are covered.
  • Complete the application form, available from any NZGCSA or PGG Wrightson Turf staff member or the NZGCSA or PGG Wrightson Turf websites.     
  • When completing the form, provide as much detail as possible and include, wherever possible, supplementary information (i.e. photographs and any other relevant documentation).
  • Deadline for entries is the 30th March 2012.
  • Upon receiving all applications the judges will conduct an assessment of the applicants based upon their application form and create a short list of golf courses that will make it through to the second round.
  • All entrants will receive feedback on their applications.

 

Award Prize

  • NZD3,000 cash prize to the winning golf course.
  • Presentation of the Award will be made at the North Island Fine Turf Seminar in Palmerston  North in June of this year.

 

Eligibility

  • Open to all golf courses that are members of the NZGCSA.

 

2011 NZGCSA Environment Award supported by PGG Wrightson Turf

Winner: Cape Kidnappers Golf Course

Cape Kidnappers Golf Course are the inaugural winners of the NZGCSA Environment Award supported by PGG Wrightson Turf. Read more about Cape Kidnappers Golf Course here.

 

AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement

In Australia, PGG Wrightson Turf are sponsors of the AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement where Turf Diploma students are encouraged and rewarded for their commitment to higher studies and excellence in education. Recognising a gap in the annual awards programme, the AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement, presented in association with PGG Wrightson Turf, aims to recognise individuals for their commitment to persue further turf management studies.  It was first bestowed at the 2010 Australian Turfgrass Conference on the Golf Coast and is presented to an individual who has completed and excelled in the Diploma of Sports Turf Management course.

Selection Criteria and Nominations
Nominees must be currently employed in the Australian turf industry and have completed the Diploma of Sports Turf Management in the year immediately preceeding the year in which the award would be presented. Finalist nominations will only be accepted from institutions that offer the AHC51010 Diploma of Sports Turf Management and must be accompanied by a 500 word letter of recommendation. All valid nominations will be judged individually by members of the award subcommittee who will consider the following criteria:

  • Why the nominee considers on-going education to be important;
  • How their organisation benefits from them undertaking additional education;
  • What their future ambitions in the turf industry are and why; and
  • The calibre of one piece of project work conducted during their studies.

 

2011 AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement

Winner: Tim Frankhauser (Chisholm TAFE, VIC)

The winner of this year's award is Tim Frankhauser, Assistant Superintendent at The Dunes Golf Links in Victoria and former Chisholm TAFE graduate.


 

 

 

 

2010 AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement

Winner: Steven Johannessen (Chisholm TAFE, VIC)

Former Chisholm TAFE graduate Steven Johannessen became the inaugural recipient of the AGCSA's newest award - the AGCSA Award for Academic Achievement presented in association with PGG Wrightson Turf.