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The Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards provides you with the opportunity to expand your experience by meeting and competing with the best.
Student award
Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year winner will receive: enrolment in an internationally recognised 10-week turf management remote study course, The Winter Turf School (University of Massachusetts). A two-week work placement at the world-exclusive Adare Manor Resort (Ireland, 2027 Ryder Cup venue). As well as an all-expenses paid trip to the GCSAA Conference & Show (USA) and a visit to Toro Corporate HQ, R&D Centre and Equipment Operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Young award
Toro Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award winner will receive: a two week all expenses paid work experience placement at the exclusive Vidauban Golf Club in the South of France, plus a trip to Continue to Learn at BTME and a Toro training voucher for a course of their choice.
Toro Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year runner-up will receive: a trip to Continue to Learn at BTME, including two days of education, three nights hotel accommodation, travel and £75 expenses, plus a Toro training voucher for a course of their choice.
Endorser of the Toro Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year will receive: a trip to Vidauban Golf Club for the last two days of their student’s placement, including fights and hotel.
Rudding Park have really invested in my development so I was determined to work hard and bring the trophy back ‘home’
Winner Matthew Milligan
Greenkeeper, Rudding Park Golf Club, Harrogate
We knew this year’s award was going to be special. Being back after last year’s lockdown absence with a fantastic calibre of finalists in the grand setting of Celtic Manor Resort, plus a course walk around the Twenty Ten Ryder Cup course and after-dinner speech, both by Jim McKenzie MBE, made it one to remember before we’d even conducted the finals.
David Cole
Managing director of Reesink Turfcare
All the finalists showed how much promise there is and how much there is to celebrate in the next generation of greenkeepers. So, it is a huge achievement for the winners, Matt for the main award and Rhian for the young award, to have triumphed. I know both will make sure they maximise the opportunities presented by their educational, international prizes.
David Cole
Managing director of Reesink Turfcare
The Celtic Manor Resort provided a breathtaking venue for this year’s finals and we continue to be incredibly grateful to Toro and Reesink Turfcare for providing this career-defining opportunity for our most ambitious and talented student members.
Sami Strutt
Head of Learning and Development at BIGGA
Who can apply?
- Any greenkeeping student who is undertaking one of the listed qualifications in the UK and Ireland (at the time of application):
- Level 2 Work-based Diploma - Greenkeeper / SVQ
- Level 2 Certificate in Golf Greenkeeping
- Level 3 Work-based Diploma - Greenkeeper / SVQ
- Level 2 Diploma / National Certificate (NC)
- Level 3 Subsidiary / Extended Diploma
- Young Award students must be aged 21 years or under at time of application.
Entries for 2022 have now closed.
Why apply?
- Acknowledged as the highlight of the student greenkeeper’s year the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards provides the opportunity to expand your experience by meeting and competing with the best
- You could win a 10-week scholarship turf management study course with The Winter Turf School (University of Massachusetts), a trip to the Golf Industry Show and a visit to Toro’s factory in Minnesota
- Both categories could win two-week work experience placements at the world-exclusive Adare Manor Resort (Ireland, 2027 Ryder Cup venue) and Vidauban Golf Club (France)
- All Awards finalists will be given BIGGA membership for one year (following on from the expiry date of their current memberships)
- Increase your skills and knowledge to enhance your professional development
- The opportunity to network with peers and build lasting relationships
- For further information and full terms and conditions, or to complete the online application form, please click the link below.
Toro student greenkeeper of the year awards
An insight from Reesink Turfcare's managing director David Cole on what the awards mean...
AWARDS TIMELINE1989 - Present day
The highlight of the student greenkeeper's year, the Awards have provided young professionals with the opportunity to expand their experience by meeting and competing with the best since 1989.
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Students can put themselves forward for the Awards with college tutors, assessors or employers endorsing their application. Please note, all applications must be submitted online at BIGGA
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