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Cradoc
Lead Mid-Wales Dominance Cradoc were named the 2005 Welsh Golf Club of the Year at an Awards Luncheon in Cardiff on 5th January. As well as winning the overall Award (presented by James McCaffrey, Group Sales Director of Sponsors Towergate Leisure) Cradoc also won the Clubhouse / Course Presentation Category (presented by Roger Pride, Marketing Director, Wales Tourist Board) and were runners up in the Environment Category (presented by Welsh Golfing Union President, Keith Price).
Towergate Leisure Underwriting Welsh Club of the Year Champions, Cradoc Golf Golf, represented by Bryn Powell (Club Captain) and retiring Secretary Lyn Price. Club Captain Bryn Powell on accepting the Award said “ this prestigious award is a huge boost for Cradoc Golf Club and a reward for a great deal of hard work in recent years.” The 2004 winners, Centenary Club, Llandrindod Wells again featured well finishing runner up for the overall Award and winning the Business & Communication Category (presented by Rob Holt, Manager Ryder Cup Wales 2010) and placed second in the Junior Category (presented by Andrew Morgan, Chairman Golf Development Wales). Other clubs to receive awards were Summerhill winners of the Junior Category, Creigiau winners of the Environment Category for the third straight year and Borth & Ynyslas which was third in the Overall Category and runner up in the Business & Communication Category. The judges introduced a special Category, Best New Club (presented by Welsh Golfing Union Past President, Brian Andrews) which was won by the Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club which has made massive strides in its first year. Towergate Leisure’s James McCaffrey on presenting the main Welsh Golf Club of the Year Awards congratulated all recipients on their excellent standard of entry. Welsh Golfing Union President, Keith Price thanked Towergate for their continued support of Welsh Golf, Sportsmatch Cymru for matching Towergate’s £15,000 input and Ryder Cup Wales 2010 for their generous support for the Awards Luncheon. Welsh Golf Club of the Year1st Cradoc Golf Club 2nd Llandrindod Wells Golf Club 3rd Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club Junior Golf Category1st Summerhill Golf Club 2nd Llandrindod Wells Golf Club The Environment Category1st Creigiau Golf Club 2nd Cradoc Golf Club Business & Communications Category1st Llandrindod Wells Golf Club 2nd Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club Clubhouse/Course Presentation Category1st Cradoc Golf Club 2nd Llandrindod Wells Golf Club Special Award – Best New ClubDated 5th January 2006Welsh
Golf Club of the Year Awards 2005
In
conjunction with Towergate Leisure Underwriting
Six
clubs have been short listed for the third Welsh Golf Club of the Year Awards.
The Club of the Year and the winners of the four categories will be announced at
an Awards Luncheon
to be held at the Hilton Hotel Cardiff
on 5th January 2006. The
golf club insurance specialists and long time sponsors of WGU events, Towergate
Leisure Underwriting has injected £15,000 into the third Welsh Golf Club
of the Year Awards and this has been matched £ for £ by the Sports Council of
Wales’s Sportsmatch
Cymru Scheme.
The Welsh Golfing Union is also delighted to have Ryder
Cup Wales 2010 as co-sponsors of the Awards Luncheon on 5th January 2006. Members
of the judging panel have recently visited the 3 clubs short listed for the
overall Welsh Golf Club of the Year Award - Cradoc, Borth & Ynyslas and the
2004 winners Llandrindod Wells, WGU Secretary Richard Dixon said “
The judges were extremely impressed with the standards being set and the
enthusiasm of effort at all 3 clubs any of which will be a very worthy winner of
this highly prestigious award.” In
addition to the main award of Welsh Golf Club of the Year, the 4 category awards
i.e. Junior Golf, Business & Communications, the Environment and
Clubhouse/Course Presentation the judges have exercised their right to make a
special award which will be announced on the 5th January. As
well as representatives from the short listed clubs, Towergate Leisure
Underwriting, the Welsh Golfing Union, Golf Development Wales and the Wales
Tourist Board the luncheon will be attended by the Manager of Ryder Cup Wales
2010 Rob Holt and the Chairman of the Sports Council for Wales Philip Carling. Short
listed Clubs:
Welsh Golf Club of the Year
Cradoc Golf ClubBorth & Ynyslas Golf ClubLlandrindod
Wells Golf Club
Junior Golf Category Llandrindod Wells Golf Club Summerhill Golf Club
Business & Communications Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club Llandrindod Wells Golf Club
The Environment Cradoc Golf Club Creigiau Golf Club
Clubhouse/Course Presentation Cradoc Golf Club Llandrindod Wells Golf Club Dated 16 December 2005
2004 Welsh Golf Club of the Year Awards
in conjunction with Towergate Leisure
Underwriting The
Welsh Golfing Union, in conjunction with its sponsors Towergate
Leisure Underwriting Ltd,
the golf club insurance specialists, is delighted to announce the winning clubs
of the various categories for the 2004 Welsh Golf Club of the Year Awards. The awards are designed to recognise the outstanding commitment to excellence, which exists amongst many Welsh Golf Clubs, and they are deliberately focused on the club itself and the many parts that go to make it a community and business in its own right.
Towergate Directors Barry Gibbs and James McCaffrey flank Llandrindod Wells Chairman Mal Thomas and Secretary Robert Southcott. Overall Welsh Club of the Year Llandrindod Wells Golf Club Junior Golf
Aberystwyth Golf Club The Environment
Creigiau Golf Club Business &
Communications
Llandrindod Wells Golf Club Clubhouse/Course
Presentation
Garnant Park Golf Club As well as the overall award of Welsh Golf Club of the Year there are four other categories, which are judged separately - Junior Golf, the Environment, Business & Communications and Clubhouse/Course Presentation. The choice of categories means that all Golf Clubs in Wales have a chance of winning – irrespective of their age or maturity - Welsh Golf is a living and developing world, and new or old, every club has something to offer its members and the community.
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