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PGA Tour raises record sum for charity
The PGA Tour and its tournaments generated more than US$180 million for charitable causes in 2017, surpassing the previous year's record amount by
approximately US$14 million.
The announcement brings the all‐time total generated for charity by the PGA Tour to US$2.65 billion. The Tour surpassed US$1 billion in 2005 and US$2 billion at the beginning of 2014.
£125m reinvested back into sport from broadcast revenues
Sports bodies reinvested £125m from broadcast revenues into the long‐term development of sport in the last financial year. Seven bodies made the commitment as part of the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Broadcasting of Major Sporting Events.
The Code requires that sports events of significant national interest are made available to free‐to‐air broadcasters in live, recorded or highlights form so that they can be viewed by the vast majority of the population.
The Code also guarantees that signatories will put a minimum of 30% of net broadcasting revenues into the long‐term development of their sports.
Royal Dornoch’s green credentials earn a GEO Award
Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been awarded the GEO Certified® ecolabel, an international symbol of ‘great golf environments’. This recognises clubs that have met high standards for performance in nature conservation, water and energy efficiency, ethical and environmental supply chain, pollution control and community engagement.
A new maintenance facility runs on renewable electricity with solar‐PV cells providing 12 kilowatts of energy for daily use with surplus returned to the National Grid.
The club regularly monitors wildlife on the course, with species including otter, snipe, woodcock and pine marten all resident.
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BIGGA Awards winners announced at Harrogate
The BBC presenter and #thisgirlgolfs ambassador Naga Munchetty announced the winners at the BIGGA Welcome Celebration
Championship Greenkeeping Performance of the Year
The greenkeeping team at The Wentworth Club in Virginia Water was recognised for its incredible performance in preparing the course for the BMW PGA Championship 2017 with the BIGGA Championship Performance of the Year Award.
The redesign of Wentworth’s famous West Course was conducted by European Tour Golf Design, with the support of Ryder Cup captains Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn and the Ernie Els Design group. But it was Director of Estates and Golf Courses Kenny Mackay and his team who were responsible for ensuring the changes were implemented ahead of the BMW PGA Championship in May 2017.
All eighteen greens were stripped of the old turf and re‐seeded with a new creeping bent, whilst four greens ‐ on the 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th holes ‐ were completely rebuilt. A Sub‐Air system was also installed on all the greens, while new drainage and irrigation was introduced.
Furthermore, all the bunkers were redesigned and reconstructed, with twenty‐nine completely removed from play.
Greenkeeping Achievement of the Year
The greenkeeping team at Deeside Golf Club in Aberdeenshire, led by
The Wentworth team receiving their award
Course Manager Neil McLoughlin (41), were announced as the winner of the BIGGA Greenkeeping Achievement of the Year Award.
When Storm Frank hit
Aberdeenshire the day
before New Year’s Eve in 2015, it
caused the River Dee to reach record levels, three
times covering the course in a thick layer of silt and debris.
In the aftermath, the team was able to get ten holes reopened after just seventy‐ seven days and the clean‐up saw over six tonnes of grass seed laid down, 10,000m2
Young Greenkeeper of the Year
Talented young greenkeeper Alistair Morrison (25), head greenkeeper at Durness Golf Club, was announced as the winner of the BIGGA Young Greenkeeper of the Year Award.
Alistair began his career as an
apprentice at Brora, before moving back to his hometown club at Durness. As the only member of the
of turf
laid and all ninety‐eight bunkers rebuilt, using 3,000 tonnes of sand for topdressing and bunkers.
During 2017 the hard work continued, with the silt layer impeding drainage. Over 400m of drainage was installed and a programme of scarification and topdressing helped break down the silt layer further.
greenkeeping team at the most north‐ westerly course on mainland Britain, the role requires a huge amount of dedication and
commitment to personal development and the development of the course.
During his three years at Brora, Alistair volunteered at three European Tour events, including the European Masters in Switzerland.
BASIS Points for magazine subscribers
*BASIS awards two CPD points for ‘paid for’ subscribers to the hard copy version of Pitchcare magazine, due to the “diverse range of content that relates to the control, management and use of pesticides”.
Subscribers can now obtain a further two valuable CPD points for their Professional register, simply by paying for a subscription to the ‘hard copy’ version of the Pitchcare magazine.
Anyone wishing to claim their points should email their
full name, BASIS membership number, date of birth and postcode to
editor@pitchcare.com.
*BASIS is an independent standards setting and auditing organisation for the pesticide, fertiliser and allied industries.
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