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Lifetime Achievement Awards Bestowed On Dr Chu And Trent Jones II
Asian Golf MonthlyTeam
04/12/08
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Robert Trent Jones II at the Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. Picture by Dick Fung.
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Shenzhen (December 4): Dr David Chu and Robert Trent Jones II were honoured at the Asia Pacific Golf Development Summit.
Dr Chu, the founder and chairman of Mission Hills Group, and legendary golf course architect Jones were the first recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards presented by EZ-Go and Jacobsen.
The honours were announced during a lavish gala banquet and awards show hosted by Nicklaus Design at the Mission Hills Golf Club's sprawling Convention Centre in Dongguan.
"This is a wonderful honour," said Tenniel Chu, who collected the award on behalf of his father, who was called off to Beijing.
On accepting his award, Jones said: "I am proud to be presented with this award. It is very meaningful."
The award-winners were selected on the basis of their contribution to development in the industry and the effect and impact they have had on the growth of the game in the region.
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Dr Chu was honoured for his contribution to the development of the game in China.
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As well as receiving a specially built EZ-Go golf buggy and an Omega timepiece presented by Jacobsen, Dr Chu and Jones were also presented with specially commissioned portraits.
Earlier in the evening, Hong Kong's Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau (KSC) Golf Course received the top honour in the inaugural Environment Awards, presented by The Toro Company.
Built on an island formerly used by the British Army for shelling practice and funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the KSC is a public facility that boasts a total of 54 holes, made up of two Gary Player-designed courses and one crafted by Nelson & Haworth.
Other winners in the Environment Awards were Sta Elena Golf Course and the Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club in the Philippines, Borneo Highlands Golf & Jungle Club in Malaysia, Cambodia's Phokeethra Golf Club and the National Service Resort and Country Club in Singapore.
The awards were designed to recognise golf courses for their attention to matters dealing with the environment and the efforts taken to ensure that correct cultural practices are in place together with a sustainable programme to conserve both flora and fauna.
"It is hoped that with this award programme, the industry will become more aware and conscious of the need to put in place programmes to protect the environment on golf courses throughout the region," said a Toro spokesman.
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