Drought article wins Gordon a weekend off! BAGCC’s David
Bill Adams Award winner announced
THE winner of the Syngenta sponsored Bill Adams Award has been announced. There were two categories - students and Pitchcare members - and entrants had to produce a journalistic style article on any aspect of the sports turf industry.
The winner of the Pitchcare member category, and a £500 weekend break, is Gordon Jaaback, a Consulting Agronomist, who wrote a topical article about the current drought problems being faced by the turf grass industry. The article is produced in full in this issue of the magazine.
With regard to the student award, the judges considered that none of the entries met the required criteria, therefore the prize, a Laptop Computer, was not awarded. However,
Syngenta have kindly agreed for us to use the prize for another competition to be run in the coming months.
Everyone who entered the competition received a free copy of Stewart Brown's book, Sports Turf and Amenity Grassland Management.
Sponsored by
White drives off!
THE British Association of Golf Course Constructors has announced the retirement of David White, its long-serving secretary cum public relations officer. Coming from a career in sports journalism and bringing with him a passion for the game of golf, its history and architectural development, David was perfectly suited to see the BAGCC through several different phases of its 27 years history, though he insists now that it is time for him to pursue his other great obsession;
restoring and driving classic Porsche sports racing cars. “I regret not being active in the BAGCC during the balmy period of golf course construction in the seventies,” David said, “the so-called ‘golden age’ of land development and a time when every golf course constructor and architect boasted full order books and, quite often, waiting lists. Things are different now, with much more construction work being undertaken in mainland Europe, though there remains a demand for older courses to be refurbished and hazards repositioned to keep pace with ever-increasing length from the tee.” With David’s retirement, the task remaining appears to be to
find his successor, with a brief that may include some writing, though more likely calling for a flair at encouraging members and persuading prospective members of the benefits to be gained in working together for the betterment of this vibrant industry.
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