The award was presented at a dinner following the annual Captain/Presidents/General Managers Day at the Elanora Country Club recently.
The award recognises and acknowledges a member who has excelled in his/her position as General/Secretary Manager/Chief Executive Officer of their Golf Club during the past year, achieving goals above normal expectations.
The award carries significant industry recognition and prize of an alll expenses paid trip to the CMAA World Conference in San Diego in February 2016.
"I have staff whose enthusiasm matches my own in making Castle Hill Country Club the very best in can be and always striving for continual improvement. We are proud of our course,” Melissa said.
"The golf industry is truly collegiate and other GM's have been of great assistance. We are fortunate to have access to people at the pointy end of the business who are more than happy to make time to discuss their successes and give advice.
Melissa has been General Manager at Castle Hill Country Club for 2 and a half years and is the first female manager in the 65 year history of club.
She has capitalised on the current property boom and sold surplus land to top up reserves and driven strategic planning and sought diversification projects.
Coming from a hospitality background Melissa has paved the way for high quality corporate golf days and new bistro offerings.
