The British & Worldwide Golf Greenkeepers Affiliation’s (BIGGA) Proceed to Study schooling programme, which takes place every January, has obtained the assist of The R&A as a part of its dedication to a sustainable future for golf and golf programs.
Held in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Proceed to Study runs alongside the BIGGA Turf Administration Exhibition (BTME), itself the main commerce present for golf course professionals in Europe. Proceed to Study gives greater than 140 hours of studying alternatives for golf greenkeepers and groundspeople, making it among the many most influential occasions within the {golfing} calendar.
The R&A is a long-time supporter of BIGGA and its members and lately has demonstrated its dedication to BTME and Proceed to Study by internet hosting displays that provide steerage primarily based on professional analysis and expertise of staging main occasions. R&A representatives have been a mainstay on the Proceed to Study programme for a few years, offering world-leading agronomic recommendation and internet hosting panel discussions within the context of historic championships held all year long. The Golf Course 2030 programme was launched at Proceed to Study in 2018 and analysis contributors have returned every year to debate their findings and proposals.
For the primary time, in 2025 The R&A will probably be recognised as formally supporting the Proceed to Study Convention programme, which includes of a serious two-day studying occasion and a separate New Greenkeeper Convention. Moreover, R&A representatives will take part in varied Lessons and contribute in direction of cost-free studying alternatives such because the Seminars and the BTME Breakfast Session.
Subsequent 12 months (2025) may also mark the twentieth anniversary of The R&A’s Greenkeeping Scholarship and occasions are anticipated to happen at BTME and Proceed to Study to mark the event. So far, over 500 greenkeepers from 30 nations have benefitted from this influential scholarship alternative.
Jim Croxton, BIGGA CEO, mentioned: “As a governing physique for golf, representing over 61 million golfers in 145 nations, we’re proud The R&A has recognised the pivotal position greenkeepers play within the success of the game by this dedication to supporting the Proceed to Study Convention programme and wider schooling alternatives offered by our annual gathering, BTME.
“Creating our annual programme of studying experiences and internet hosting it inside the context of an enormous commerce present takes important effort and we’re proud that for a few years The R&A has recognised simply how priceless BTME and Proceed to Study have turn into to your entire {golfing} trade. We thank everybody at The R&A for investing in our members and the broader turf administration trade on this manner as it’ll solely improve the BTME expertise for everybody concerned and assist guarantee the sport continues to be thriving in 50 years’ time.”
A video of key R&A and BIGGA personnel discussing this announcement will be downloaded right here
