On behalf of all the volunteers, staff and directors, EDGA’s President Tony Bennett collected the CPG Presidents Award for Golf Development 2021 in his home country of Portugal.
During the ceremony at the Penina Golf Resort, The CPG Chief Executive Officer Ian Randell read the citation: “In acknowledgement for its ongoing development activity and delivery of global projects and initiatives related to golf for the disabled, EDGA has been awarded the CPG’s 2021 President’s Award for Golf Development at the CPG Annual Awards supported by Rolex.”
On collecting the award Tony said: “To receive this award on behalf of EDGA and the team of volunteers that work so hard for the organisation and for golf for the disabled is humbling. This award vindicates our longstanding work to create change in golf for the disabled, build awareness about it and create pathways to sample, participate and compete in the sport regardless of ability. To be receiving this recognition from a highly respected golf organisation in the CPG is incredible and I offer my thanks to them for this award.”