Saying it was a big surprise to be nominated, he said a respected supplier nominated him in the first instance with that nomination then backed up by club management.
“It is certainly an honour but I don’t feel I deserve an award any more than anyone else who has had to rise to the challenges of living and working in the pandemic,” he said.
“It’s been a battle for everyone and I am just doing the job that I love.”
Working at Carnarvon for 15 of his 23 years as a greenkeeper, the 39-year-old father of two says managing a golf course involves a lot more than just cutting grass.
“There’s a real science to turf management,” he said.
“I’d love to have the time to play golf more, maybe do more bike reading and a lot more camping with the family; I’m a real outdoors lover but the job is a big one and takes up all of my focus.”
The winner of the Superintendent of the Year Award will be announced on February 15.
