Industry Award Exam

The Industry Award Exam is the premium achievement possible for turf trainees.

Each year The Primary ITO invite the top industry wide trainees to sit the exam, which also provides the trainee the opportunity to show case themselves to be among the very best in the NZ sports turf industry. 

The Industry Award Exam is also the gateway to compete in the NZGCSA Graduate of the Year sponsored by Powerturf NZ.

Previous recipients of the Industry Award Exam:

Industry Award Exam - 2019

Tyler O’Leary (Westown Golf Club)

Ben Engels (Cambridge Golf Club)

Kane Findlay - (Profile Farms)

Industry Award Exam - 2018

Hayden Coutts (Otago Golf Club)

Peter Roberts (Hawkes Bay Golf Club)

Brad Milne (Whitford Park Golf Club)

Industry Award Exam - 2017

Stefano Godinich (Whitford Park Golf Club)

William Brown (Poverty Bay Golf Club)

Industry Award Exam - 2016

George Flynn (Pukekohe Golf Club)

Mark Mills (Hastings Golf Club)

Matthew McClintock (Waimairi Beach Golf Club).

Industry Award Exam - 2015

Ben Finn (Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club)

Daniel Rutherfurd (Kauri Cliffs Golf Club)

Lance Shaw (Royal Auckland Golf Club)

Scott Dunkerley (Karori Golf Club)

Industry Award Exam - 2014

Brad Leathard (Pakuranga Golf Club)

Josh Leitch (Titirangi Golf Club)

Bryce Campton (Turftech, Remuera Golf Club)

David Fisher (Waimairi Beach Golf Club)

Clint Sinclair (Hamilton Golf Club)