Scottish Golf Tourism Awards hands out 12 prizes
Ayrshire club Dundonald Links and Carnoustie Golf Links were the big winners at the Scottish Golf Tourism Awards this week.
Dundonald picked up two of 12 prizes on offer at Fairmont St Andrews on Thursday night – Best Clubhouse and Best Sustainability Project. The Carnoustie team also celebrated double success in the following categories – Best Course Over £150 and Best Pro Shop.
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Other significant winners included Cruden Bay (Best Course £75-£150), Strathmore Golf Centre (Best Course Under £75) and Kingsfield Golf & Leisure (Best 9-Hole Course).
Dundonald Links’ success in ‘Best Sustainability’ was recognition of the resort’s work around the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, which it staged in July, working with industry experts to create the #TGWSOOnTheGreen strategy.
Ian Ferguson, General Manager at Dundonald Links, said: “We are extremely proud to win these awards, which are testament to both the success of our recent investments and the hard work of the whole team here.
“These awards emphasise two key pillars of our strategy: world class facilities and meaningful, long-term actions toward sustainability. We look forward to what the future holds as we strive to keep improving.”
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Throughout the build-up to the Women’s Scottish Open and event itself, Dundonald Links used educational messaging, advanced waste processing and a site-wide ban of plastics among its methods to promote environmental wellness across the tournament.
Meanwhile, official clothing supplier Reflo played its part by providing uniforms made of recycled plastics and coffee beans, and committed to planting a tree for every birdie or better scored throughout the tournament – a number that eventually came to 1,583.
Craig Blue from VisitScotland added: “Every year this event goes from strength to strength.
“There was a lot of buzz and excitement in the room with lots of positive meetings and networking opportunities taking place.“With 82 tour operators from around the globe along with 93 Scottish businesses, the appetite for the Home of Golf is very much alive and in demand.
“We look forward to welcoming both domestic and international golfers to Scotland in 2023 and beyond.”