FOR as soon as it was the suitable name . . . golf WAS the actual winner.
Though two of New South Wales greatest golf prospects for some years, Cameron Davis and Grace Kim had been most likely entitled to disagree.
They had been named because the NSW female and male gamers of the 12 months in a stellar night time for golf, the 2023 NSW Golf Trade Awards at The Crown Barangaroo.
Whereas each these younger stars had been absent from the night time, busy plying their commerce abroad towards the most effective golfers on this planet, each despatched video messages of thanks for his or her honours.
It was an evening to savor as 18 people and organisations had been honoured.
But it was a refreshing night time for thus many within the golf business as nicely.
That’s as a result of they witnessed a night that noticed Golf NSW, Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), the NSW Golf Course Superintendents Affiliation, Golf Administration Australia – NSW, and the PGA of Australia – NSW/ ACT Division, mix their ‘skills’ to have fun the best contributions to the game over the previous 12 months.
Whereas Davis and Kim had been on the prime of the tree, so lots of our quiet achievers had been additionally honoured.
Amongst them had been Jim Byrnes, who acquired the Golf NSW Volunteer of the Yr Award.
As a workforce supervisor, organiser and benefactor, Byrnes has been a stalwart of the St. Michael’s Golf Membership’s consultant scene for a few years.
A one-time director of the Little Bay membership, he has additionally readily volunteered time to help nationwide occasions at St Michael’s, together with this 12 months’s Australian Novice and the Interstate Groups Championship.
One other to be honoured in that ‘unsung hero’ class was Frank Gal, the long-serving Golf NSW board member, who has simply retired.
A universally-respected guidelines official, Gal’s award honoured his tireless contribution to the game as an administrator and untiring dedication to the sport as a guidelines official at occasions starting from junior competitions and interclub Pennant to State and Nationwide Championships.
“Actually, I’ve obtained much more out of golf than I’ve given again,” he remarked whereas accepting his award.
Different main honours included:
The Membership of the Yr – Nation Award, which went to Charlestown Golf Membership:
With a two-million-dollar high-tech driving vary lately launched, the membership has seen an inflow of gamers of all ability ranges participate, particularly youthful individuals and ladies.
The Membership of the Yr – Metropolitan Award, was taken out by the progressive Lengthy Reef Golf Membership, which has skilled a outstanding interval of progress and now boasts a powerful 3,000 social members.
To underline the organisation’s dedication to inclusivity, the membership additionally launched a provisional membership class, permitting greater than 100 new members to hitch and guaranteeing accessibility.
The complete checklist of award winners is listed under:
Golf NSW
Membership of the Yr – Metropolitan, offered by Nano Bubble Expertise: Lengthy Reef Golf Membership
Membership of the Yr – Nation, offered by Australian Tremendous: Charlestown Golf Golf Membership
Volunteer of the Yr: Jim Byrnes
Participant of the Yr – Male: Cameron Davis
Participant of the Yr – Feminine: Grace Kim
Providers to Golf in NSW: Frank Gal
Jack Newton Junior Golf – Junior Membership Of the Yr: Membership Catalina Nation Membership.
PGA NSW
PGA NSW/ACT Event of the Yr: Hawks Nest Beachside Professional-Am.
PGA NSW/ACT Coach of the Yr – Sport Improvement: Jason Legal guidelines (Jason Legal guidelines Golf Academy).
PGA NSW/ACT Coach of the Yr – Excessive Efficiency: Khan Pullen (Golf NSW).
PGA NSW/ACT Administration Skilled of the Yr: Ben Russell (Lengthy Reef Golf Membership).
PGA NSW/ACT Membership Skilled of the Yr: David Northey (Harmony Golf Membership).
GMA NSW
Future Leaders Scholarship: Geoff Black (Elanora Nation Membership).
Ladies’s Administration Scholarship: Karah Chapman (Oatlands Golf Membership).
Supervisor of the Yr, Supported by MiClub: Andrew Laplain (Cumberland Nation Golf Membership).
Fellowship of GMA NSW Recipients: Kieran Semple (The Coast Golf Membership) and Cathy Neagle (Elanora Nation Membership).
NSWGCSA
Excellent Achievement Award, Sponsored by Residing Turf: Dean Hopper (Lakeside Camden).
Assistant Superintendent of the Yr, Sponsored by Waterwise Consulting: Charlie Bolte (Cromer Golf Membership).
Superintendent of the Yr, Sponsored by Australian Turf Initiatives: Malcolm Harris (Northbridge Golf Membership).
