Abby Driver was awarded the Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year at the Queensland Sports Awards last night in recognition for her work in the golf industry. Abby has successfully led a team of 60 volunteers to deliver the largest project ever undertaken by the amateur golfing organisations across Australia. Golf Queensland chair Tom Crothers said the award highlighted the huge contribution that volunteers make to the golf industry and praised Abby&aposs commitment. “Queensland&aposs golfers can be very grateful for the dedication and diligence of Abby Driver in delivering a fair, equitable and transparent framework for the rating of golf courses right across Queensland in a very cost effective way,” Mr Crothers said. “In the last 12 months Abby and her team of volunteers have completed course inspections and data collection for mathematical ratings for over 240 courses across Queensland. “The Queensland Course Rating Project is recognised as an industry leader across Australia and this is due to the efforts and passion of Abby and the hundreds of hours of time she has devoted to its delivery.” Abby has had a long association with the administration of golf, both at the District, State and National levels. She was President of the Wide Bay Burnett Women&aposs Golf District from 2003 – 2006, Co-ordinator of Course Rating in the Wide Bay Burnett Women&aposs District from 1993 – 2009 and in 2009 was appointed as Chair of Golf Queensland&aposs Technical Committee to manage the roll-out of the National Course Rating Project across Queensland. Abby was successful against an esteemed group of dedicated volunteers from other sports including cycling, cricket, AFL and basketball. Greg Norman was also inducted into the Queensland Hall of Fame for his career achievements including being the number one golfer for nearly seven years. He has won 88 tournaments and at 56 years he will line up against a star-studded field at Coolum this week for the Australian PGA Championship.
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