Australia’s turf managers are among the best in the world. The Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) is dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality, recognition and professionalism of the industry, in addition to promoting the industry and professionals to the public, and supports this commitment through managing the turf industry certification programs that provide a quality benchmark for the industry.

The Australian Sports Turf Managers Association Certification Program is aimed at encouraging Turf Managers to invest in their continued professional development, and recognise the value and skills of turf managers to the Australian Sports & Recreation industry. 

The Certified Sports Turf Manager (CSTM) designation is bestowed upon turf managers who complete thorough requirements, and continue to invest in their personal and professional development.  The CSTM designation is designed to be the most widely recognised industry standard, and the highest recognition that can be achieved by Sports Turf Managers and acknowledge as the leading Sports Turf professionals in the country.

 

Current List of Certified Sports Turf Managers

Tim Allan	The National Golf Brussels		Matt Legge	Brookwater Golf & Country Club
Dean Bailey	Rosanna Golf Club		Dean Lewis	Thurgoona Country Club Resort
Shane Baker	Mosman Park Golf Club		Joshua Leyland	Box Hill Golf Club
Brett Balloch	Anglsea Golf Club		Peter Lonergan	Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club
Ed Barraclough	Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Links		Andrew Lothian	Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club
Brenden Benad	Manly Golf Club		Ben Lucas	Tocumwal Golf Club
Nathan Bennett	The Royal Adelaide Golf Club		Toby Lumsden	Red Sea Global
John Berthon	St Georges Basin Country Club		Bruce MacPhee	Australian Sports Turf Managers Association
Justin Bertovic	Burwood Council		Stephen Mallyon	Neverstop Water Pty Ltd
Shane Bisseker	Tablelands Regional Council		Garry McClymont	Twin Waters Golf Club
Leon Blacker	Northbridge Golf Club		Nick McClymont	Twin Waters Golf Club
Robert Bloom	Fernland		Mick McCombe	Maleny Golf Club
Andrew Boyle	Greenway Turf Solutions		Tony McFadyean	The Albany Golf Club
Justin Bradbury	Camden Golf Club		Christopher McIvor	Helensvale Golf Club
Nathan Bradbury	Nuturf		Paul McLean	Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club
Harry Brennan	Dubbo City Council		Peter McNamara	The Brisbane Golf Club
Brendan Brown	East Geelong Golf Club		Ryan McNamara	Rosanna Golf Club
Fraser Brown	Lake Karrinyup Golf Club		Brett Merrell	Merrell Golf Consultancy
Ben Bruzgulis	Cronulla Golf Club		Daniel Metcalfe	Beverley Park Golf Club
Hamish Buckingham	Commonwealth Golf Club		Kieran Meurant	North Sydney Oval
Chris Burgess	Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club		Jack Micans	Greenway Turf Solutions
Greg Burgess	K&B Adams Turf Pty Ltd		Ben Mills	Hawks Nest Golf Club
Jason Bushell	Rowes Bay Golf Club		Craig Molloy	Barwon Heads Golf Club
Aaron Cachia	Toronto Workers Golf Club		Colin Morrison	AIMU
Malcolm Caddies	Kai Tak Sports Park		Damien Murrell	Merewether Golf Club
Brad Carey	Riversdale Golf Club		James Newell	Magenta Shore Golf and Country Club
Patrick Casey	Royal Perth Golf Club		Kelvin Nicholson	Global Turf
David Cassidy	The Cut Golf Club		Luke Nowlan	Oxley Golf Club
Brian Cattell	Wagga Wagga City Council		Matthew Oliver	Suncorp Stadium
Peter Cawsey	Eastwood Golf Club		Shaun Page	Southern Golf Club
Paul Chalmers	Tamworth Jocky Club		Luke Partridge	Nuturf Group
Brenton Clarke	Settlers Run Golf and Country Club		Mick Pascoe	Trump International Golf Club
Jeremy Collier	Mars Stadium		Ben Payne	Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club
Dan Cook	The Australian Golf Club		Michael Pearce	Clifton Springs Golf Club
Lincoln Coombes	RACV Royal Pines Resort		Stephen Pellatt	Blackwood Golf Club
Phillip Cooper	Greenway Turf Solutions		Jeff Powell	Ballarat Golf Club
Dion Cope	Redland Bay Golf Club		Keegan Powell	The Sands Torquay
Mick Cornish	AFL Queensland		Luke Primus	Deakin University
Shaun Cross	Byron Bay Golf Club		Shaun Pritchard	Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
George Crowe	Sutherland Shire Council		Shaun Probert	Ryde Parramatta Golf Club
Joshua Cunningham	All Outside		Peter Rasmussen	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Rowan Daymond	The Grange Golf Club		Scott Reid	TasTAFE
Luke Diserens	Northbridge Golf Club		Lachlan Ridgewell	Blacktown International Sportspark
Nicholas Douglas	Cranbourne Golf Club		Marcus Saddington	Greenlife Group
John Downes	Regional Turf and Horticulture		Brett Saggus	BRG Legend Hill
Mark Doyle	Hume City Council		Wesley Saunders	Dreamland Golf Club
Cameron Dunn	Woolooware Golf Club		Robert Savedra	Wesley College
Peter Dunn	Federal Golf Club		Cameron Smith	Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club
Tim Fankhauser	Australian Sports Turf Managers Association		Gary Smith	Wodonga TAFE
Christopher Fiadino	Pymble Golf Club		Jake Smith	The Coast Golf & Recreation Club
Peter Fitzgerald	Belmont Golf & Bowls		Thomas Smith	Waterford Valley Golf Course
Aaron Fluke	New South Wales Golf Club		Mathew Soles	Sutherland Shire Council
Matthew Foenander	Keysborough Golf Club		Liam Somers	Whaleback Golf Course
Jason Foster	Tropics Golf Club		Clinton Southorn	Abu Dhabi Golf Club
Jason Foulis	HG Turf		John Spraggs	Royal Wellington Golf Club
Peter Fraser	Hervey Bay Golf & Country Club		Daniel Stack	Windaroo Lakes Golf Club
Adam Fry	Kooyonga Golf Club		James Stewart	Green Acres Golf Club
Jake Gibbs	Elanora Country Club		David Sutherland	The Ridge Golf Club
Charlie Giffard	Pacific Golf Club		Lee Sutherland	St Michael's Golf Club
Gareth Hammond	Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club		Shay Tasker	Carnarvon Golf Club
Brendan Hansard	Kew Country Club		Aaron Taylor	Cronulla Golf Club
Dean Hardman	Indooroopilly Golf Club		Heath Taylor	Blacktown International Sportspark
Nick Harris	Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club		Shaun Taylor	Warragul Country Club
Marcus Hartup	Brisbane Golf Club		James Thomas	Bayview Golf Club
Mitch Hayes	Living Turf		David Thomson	Bermagui Golf Club
Martyn Hedley	Landscape Solutions		Colin Thorsborne	The Club Parkwood Village
Matthew Heeps	Evergreen Turf		Ben Tilley	Headland Golf Club
Luke Helm	Meadowbrook Golf Club		Steve Tuckett	Holmesglen TAFE
Tony Hemming	Element Sports Turf Solutions		Dallas Voss	Grass Up
Mark Hooker	Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club		Michael Vozzo	Fertool Australia
Tim Hoskinson	Green Options		Earl Warmington	Newcastle Golf Club
Ian Howell	Bonnie Doon Golf Club		Tim Warren	Glenelg Golf Club
Rhys Hunichen	Atlas Golf Services		Trent Webber	Ballina Golf and Sports Club
Nick Jeffrey	St Joseph's College		Scott West	Cheltenham Golf Club
Mark Jennings	Racing Victoria		Hayden Westwood	The Grange Golf Club
Steven Johnson	Al Mouj Golf Golf Club		Dayne Whalan	City of Melville
Daimon Jones	Living Turf		Shannon White	Baileys Fertilisers
Jason Kelly	Royal Fremantle Golf Club		Simon Wood	South Metropolitan TAFE
Nick Kinley	Hartfield Golf Club		Paul Wright	City of Canning
Dylan Knight	Axedale Golf Club		Tim Wright	K&B Adams
Blaine Knox	Palm Meadows Golf Course
Lance Knox	Busselton Golf Club
Steve Lalor	Townsville Golf Club
Nick Launer	Keysborough Golf Club
Ben Lavender	Newington College
Jason Lavender	Beenleigh RSL & Golf Club

 

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