The Australian Sports Turf Managers Association

The 2024/2025 Future Turf Managers’ Initiative (FTMI), presented in conjunction with ASTMA Silver Partner Jacobsen, kicked off earlier last week with the latest inductees meeting online for an introductory Zoom session. Twenty-two candidates have been chosen for the latest intake from all across the country, as well as three from New Zealand. Click link to read more https://lnkd.in/g7_qPk-5

ATM VOL 26.5 OUT NOW - The latest edition of Australian Turfgrass Management Journal – Volume 26.5 – is out now and will be distributed to ASTMA members and subscribers shortly. This edition features Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on the front cover which hosted eight matches during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in June. To read more follow this link https://lnkd.in/g7_qPk-5

PGA reduced to 54 holes as weather takes toll. It has been a hugely challenging and frustrating week for the Royal Queensland Golf Club tournament crew, with a horrid stretch of wet weather marring the lead-in and opening to this week’s BMW Australian PGA Championship. After the course copped nearly 250mm of rain over the past 12 days, DP World Tour tournament organisers were forced to abandon today’s second round after more persistent rain left large parts of the course unplayable. Photo courtesy of PGA Australia. Click here to read more https://lnkd.in/g7_qPk-5

2024 ISPS HANDA AUSTRALIAN OPEN: 28 NOV-1 DEC KINGSTON HEATH & VICTORIA GCs - COURSE UPDATES Continuing our series of course updates ahead of the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open, Kingston Heath assistant superintendent Tim Hamilton and Victoria Golf Club assistant course manager Graeme Davidson look back on maintenance activities at their respective courses this past week as the countdown to the tournament continues...click here to read more https://lnkd.in/gURk3gkD

RTO MILESTONE AS CERT III STUDENTS COMPLETE The ASTMA’s training division reached a substantial milestone this week with Mitchell Bennett (Adelaide Oval) and Oliver Davis (Royal Adelaide GC) becoming the first two apprentices to graduate after successfully completing their Certificate III in Sports Turf Management. Read more here https://lnkd.in/gURk3gkD

On Monday evening the NSWGCSA joined with Golf NSW, PGA Australia, GMA, WPGA and Jack Newton Junior Golf to honour the game’s top achievers at the 2024 NSW Golf Industry Awards. The NSWGCSA handed out four of the 18 awards on the evening which spanned everything from course and club management, playing performance, volunteer service and coaching. Bankstown Golf Club’s David Somerville has taken out the New South Wales Golf Course Superintendents Association’s Superintendent of the Year Award. To read more please follow this link https://lnkd.in/gURk3gkD. ASTMA congratulates all winners on the night.

General booth sales for the 2025 Australian Turfgrass Conference Trade Exhibition are now being taken. After the allocation of booths for ASTMA Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Partner companies as well as exhibitors from this year’s Brisbane conference, over 90 per cent of the trade exhibition floorspace for next year’s event in Sydney has already been sold. The ASTMA wishes to sincerely thank those companies who have already secured their spot for next year. Click here for more information https://lnkd.in/gJD9Pqqe

ASTMA Gold Partners John Deere and Envu, together with the ASTMA, are thrilled to announce their collaboration on the 2025 Women in Turf initiative. The new program will combine a work placement opportunity at the Webex Players Series Murray River tournament in January and a year-long mentoring and development program. The collaboration aims to enhance the program established by the ASTMA in 2022 as part of its Women in Turf Strategy. Read more here https://lnkd.in/ghV2ufni

It was a big night for the Warren family at the South Australian Golf Industry Awards held a fortnight ago. Glenelg Golf Club superintendent Tim Warren (CSTM) was bestowed Turf Management SA’s Superintendent of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere & Metropolitan Machinery, while daughter Sophie was confirmed as TMSA Graduate of the Year (sponsored by Nuturf) . Click here https://lnkd.in/gtW_KdtD to read more

Whether you are looking for employment or looking for staff at your organisation, the ASTMA website has you covered. Current positions vacant can be found here https://lnkd.in/g7Ka7Cpy