The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Western Australia (GCSAWA) is gearing up for one of its biggest weeks of the year, headlined by next Friday’s WA Golf Industry Awards to be held at the Grand Ballroom at Crown Perth. The GCSAWA will hand out two awards on the evening – the AFGRI Apprentice of the Year and AFGRI Superintendent of the Year – while a number of GCSAWA members and their clubs will also be in the running for the coveted regional and metropolitan Course of the Year and Facility of the Year awards. The finalists are:

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by AFGRI)
Scott Barnett (Margaret River GC)
Callum Hitching (Karratha GC)
Nick Kinley (Hartfield CC)
Brad Pavlinovich (The Vines)
Des Russell (Cottesloe GC)

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by AFGRI)
James Courtney-Bennett (Lake Karrinyup)
Kasey Williams (Busselton GC)

REGIONAL FACILITY OF THE YEAR
Esperance GC
Kalgoorlie GC
Karratha GC
Margaret River GC

REGIONAL COURSE OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by ADH)
Kalgoorlie GC
Karratha GC

METRO GOLF FACILITY OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by Golf Car World)
Hartfield CC
Kwinana GC
Lake Karrinyup CC
Mandurah CC
Wanneroo GC

METRO COURSE OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by ADH)
Cottesloe GC
Joondalup Golf Resort
Lake Karrinyup CC
The Vines
Wanneroo GC

The regional and metropolitan Course of the Year awards recognise excellence in golf course design, layout, shot making, course improvements during the year and overall championship condition. The regional and metropolitan Facility of the Year awards recognise a facility which has shown a high standard of performance in areas such as membership retention and growth, financial performance, clubhouse operations, golf course operations, contribution to the community and participation/number of rounds.

The awards night, which will be attended by around 500 industry representatives, will be the culmination of a huge three days for the GCSAWA. It starts on Wednesday (26 March) when the broader WA turf industry gathers at Royal Perth Golf Club for the WA TAFE Awards Night where the latest sports turf management graduates will be congratulated and leading students recognised. That is followed the next day by the GCSAWA Trade Golf Day to be hosted at Meadow Springs Golf Club south of Perth. The ASTMA congratulates all award finalists and wishes them good luck ahead of the winners being announced next Friday.