Sarah Smith - Cambridgeshire Golf Awards Yesterday evening was the Cambridgeshire Golf Awards, as you may know I was the only person to be kindly nominated for two awards out of the 5 in total, PGA Professional of the Year & Golfing Ambassador of the Year. This is the first year Cambridgeshire have held an awards presentation, supported by England Golf, CAGU, Cambs & Hunts Ladies and kindly sponsored by Encompass Safety Solutions. The two categories I was nominated for were: PGA Professional of the Year with the main criteria being: ‘An individual who has shown commitment and dedication over and above what is expected in their normal role as a PGA Professional’ And for Golfing Ambassador of the Year sponsored by encompass Safety Solutions, with the main criteria being: ‘A dedicated individual who has represented a group or organisation in an exceptional way both within and outside of the county’ I am very surprised and honoured to have won the Golfing Ambassador of the Year!! A quote from my nomination: Sarah has been an absolute breath of fresh air! She works brilliantly with local primary schools and coaches at the SWGC Academy. Her ability to motivate children and young people is fantastic. Sarah has boundless energy and is generous with her time well beyond the requirements of her contract. She has a tremendous impact on the ladies section; motivating, enthusing and improving both technique and mental approach. She has coached the ladies in a new initiative this year – a development squad for younger / higher handicap and new ladies. Their sessions are interactive, fun and they have all improved their handicap by as much as 29%. The ladies adore her! Sarah is always looking for new ways to improve and encourage. For example she arranged an evening with the Mind Zone for our squads and teams. A fantastic approach to the mental side of golf. I cannot recommend her highly enough for this award.
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