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Justin Rose launches Golf Environment Awards 2010

 

 

 

Justin Rose has launched The Golf Environment Awards 2010, in his new capacity as the official ambassador of the awards.

The awards, now in their 13th year, are managed by STRI and recognise and reward both individuals and golf courses for the time and focus they have put into environmentally sustainable management projects. Syngenta and Scotts Professional are sponsors of The Golf Environment Awards.

As well as receiving official recognition for the development of outstanding environmental projects, the awards also gives winners the opportunity to travel to some of the USA's world's most famous golf venues, including Pine Valley and Shinnecock golf clubs, along with further training and assistance from STRI ecoliogists.

Speaking about his new role, Justin Rose said: "I am honoured to become an ambassador for The Golf Environment Awards. It's great that these awards are helping to promote and highlight the work that many golf clubs are performing to improve the environment and support a positive future for golf within the UK."

One of Justin's first official duties as ambassador of The Golf Environment Awards was to meet the 2009 winners at the PGA Championship at Wentworth, where Rose finished one under par for the tournament.

He added:" It was great to meet last year's winners and hear why their specific projects have been so successful. We need to do more to highlight how golf clubs can introduce their own environmental projects and shout more about the achievement and success of current schemes."

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Gordon McKillop, STRI's chief executive added: "We would encourage any golf club that focuses on environmental issues to enter - the winners are chosen for their dedication and enthusiasm to succeed, and not on the scale of project or size of golf club."

Entry to the 2010 awards is now open. Entry is free and details can be found on the new website http://www.golfenvironmentawards.com/

There are 11 awards split into three categories.

Environmental Improvement - four awards recognising projects involving:

Nature Conservation Management
Turfgrass Management
Waste Management
Water Management

Environmental Achievement

Five regional awards and one overall winner award recognising golf courses that have implemented a successful environmental management strategy, with clear objectives and targets on how this strategy will directly contribute to a better environment.

Conservation Greenkeeper Award

To recognise an outstanding individual contribution to the success of environmental and ecological management.