BIGGA Golf Environment Competition 2008
And the National Winner is ..... Caldy Golf Club
Regional Winners:
Scotland - Loch Lomond Golf Club
Wales & South West - Royal St Davids Golf Club
North - Fairhaven Golf Club
South East - The Beaconsfield Golf Club
Midlands - The Enville Golf Club
Best New Entry
Silloth on Solway Golf Club
Special Initiative
Bearwood Lakes Golf Club
The presentation of these awards will take place during the Opening Session at Harrogate Week on Tuesday 20 January 2009.
The following Golf Clubs have been Highly Commended:
Hankley Common Golf Club
Minchinhampton Golf Club
The Bedfordshire Golf Club
Supported by Ransomes Jacobsen, Scotts, Syngenta and Golf Monthly.
The BIGGA Golf Environment Competition offers the opportunity for the golfing community to show, and indeed be recognised for, its commitment to promoting a sustainable environment.
Your Golf Club could be the recipient of one of the following prizes:
National Winner - £2000 + Scotts Weather Station
5 x Regional Winners - £500
Best Newcomer - £500
Special Initiative - £500
Applications will be sent out to all Golf Clubs in England, Scotland and Wales in April and is available in the downloads section of this website. Alternatively contact the Learning & Development Department on 01347 833800 option 3.
Ransomes Jacobsen are committed to being the premier supplier of quality turfcare equipment and vehicles, we are also the only turfcare manufacturer to show true commitment to the environment with ISO14001 accreditation. We are proud to sponsor the BIGGA Environmental Awards scheme.
The Scotts logo is a symbol of quality now just as it has been for the past century. The Professional Business Group is proud to maintain this reputation and will continue to strive to do so in our ever-changing market. The Scotts company believes that the environment we all live in is important and that the products and services we offer are beneficial to the environment and, subsequently, to people's life in general. We are proud to be associated with the BIGGA Golf Environment Competition as sponsors.
Syngenta is proud to continue its long term support of the BIGGA Environmental Awards. The awards mirror Syngenta's proactive approach towards golf and the environment and clearly demonstrate best practice in delivering a balanced approach to the management of the course and the improvement of surrounding wildlife habitats.
Golf Monthly is proud to become a sponsor of the BIGGA Environmental Awards in 2008. Since the magazine's inception in 1911, the subject of golf courses, their design and maintenance has always been a mainstay of the magazine. Golf Monthly's support of the awards is a natural extension to our coverage in which we aim to celebrate the outstanding courses we have on our doorstep.