Crown Golf announce award winners
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Crown Golf, the UK golf industry’s largest owner and operator, held its annual conference at the group’s flagship property St Mellion International Resort.
Among the 80 delegates were management teams from the company’s 31 golf clubs, plus staff from Crown Golf’s Binfield, Berkshire headquarters, led by Chief Executive Stephen Lewis.
And the climax to the three-day Conference, the Crown Golf Annual Awards 2009, highlighted the best-performing clubs and individuals within the group. For the first time, the group also gave awards for Health & Safety Compliance.
Crown Golf’s overall Club Of The Year was The Bristol GC, which took the top award against fellow nominees Traditions Golf Club, St Mellion International Resort and Hampton Court Palace Golf Club.
In the individual awards, Tom Brooke, from South Essex Golf Centre, won the company’s coveted General Manager Of The Year award, while Chris Cumbes from Eccleston Park GC won Course Manager Of The Year.
The other key Club Awards winners were:
*Retail Team Of The Year: Eccleston Park GC
*Greenkeeping Team Of The Year: Wickham Park GC
*Food & Beverage Team Of The Year: St Mellion International Resort
*Sales Team Of The Year: The Bristol GC
The Health & Safety Compliance Award winners were:
*Clubhouse H&S Compliance Winner: South Winchester GC
*Food & Beverage H&S Compliance Winner: St Mellion International Resort
*Greenkeeping H&S Compliance Winner: Cams Hall Estate GC.
