INDUSTRY NEWS
GMA PARTNER, GOLF INDUSTRY
CENTRAL, WINS QLD GOLF
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The annual QLD Golf Industry
Awards night was held on
Tuesday, 20 March at the Star
Casino on the Gold Coast,
with a record of 460 guests in
attendance.
The gala night, which surpassed
last year’s record of 453
attendees, was held in order
to recognise the outstanding
achievements of individuals,
golf clubs and companies from
across the industry over the
past year.
Another prestigious award, the
GMAQ Golf Club of the Year
Award, was given to the City
Golf Club, who has played host
to the QLD PGA Championship
for the last decade. It was the
third time the club took home
the award.
A total of 30 awards were
presented during the night’s
three-course dinner, with Golf
Industry Central (GIC) taking
home the accolade of Golf
Supplier of The Year.
Golf Industry Central Managing
Director and PGA Member
Mike Orloff said “What an
honour to be bestowed this
award especially when we
were up against some big
brands. Congrats to the other
nominees and thank you to the
award review panel,”
“A special thanks to Paul
Orloff, Andrew Howes and now
Mathilda Andersson for the
support given to help grow our
little company over the past 10
years.”
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“2017 has been another great
year for us at the City Golf
Club,” said Golf Club President
Ed Britnell.
“Award’s like this don’t come
easily and I would like to thank
my fellow board members as
well as the management and
staff, for all the tireless work
and effort they put in to make
our club so great.”
Other recipients of the GMAQ
Awards include, Links Hope
Island’s Ashlee Kachel who took
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out the Staff Member of the
Year Award, McLeod Country
Clubs Carolyn McIlvenny who
won the Board Member of the
Year Award while Parkwood
Village’s Luke Altschwager
claimed the title of GMAQ
Manager of the Year.
Of the PGA Awards presented,
Sanctuary Cove General
Manager, Paul Sanders
winning the PGA Management
Professional of the Year,
Emerald Golf Club Head
Professional Matthew Victorsen
taking out the PGA Game
Development Professional
of the Year, Adam Norlander
from Headland Golf Club was
presented with the coveted
PGA Club Professional of the
Year Award and Grant Field
claimed the PGA Coach of the
Year Award.
Queensland’s superintendents
were recognised by the GCSAQ,
with Parkwood Village’s Col
Thorsborne taking out the
Superintendent’s Achievement
Award for completing work on
the club’s irrigation system of
all 18 holes, while successfully
restructure four holes.
The evening also celebrated the
graduation of 15 PGA Trainees
graduates to Full Vocational
PGA Members.