BIGGA has made
changes to its annual awards with the aim of providing a better reflection
of the work of members and encourage more opportunity to get
involved.
There are now three
main categories for the awards, which will be announced at BTME in January
2019.
Firstly, the
Outstanding Contribution of the Year award will be presented in
recognition of the growing number of members who undertake
incredible voluntary work each year for the betterment of the
association or any number of charities, we’ve introduced a new
‘Outstanding Contribution’ award.
This may be
someone who’s raised significant sums for charity, given fantastic
support to greenkeepers or to the association.
The
Championship Performance of the Year returns for 2018, but this award
isn’t just restricted to those clubs who host majors or European Tour
events. You may have done incredible work to get your course fit for
the EuroPro, Trilby Tour or a national amateur event and
all nominations will be considered.
The Greenkeeping
Project of the Year category is another new award for 2019. It recognises
those greenkeepers or greenkeeping teams who have undertaken
a specific project, completed within the 2018 calendar year. This can
be construction, renovation or repair, the possibilities are endless.
The nomination
process is simple, taking less than two minutes to complete the first
stage.
The awards will be
presented during the Welcome Celebration sponsored by Jacobsen at
BTME, to be held on 22 January 2019.
For the first time,
in 2019 it won’t just be the winners of the awards who receive
prizes. Each of the finalists will receive a trophy,
while everyone who is nominated will be given a certificate
of achievement in recognition of their success.
Full details can be
found here.
