Winners declared in the greatest show on turf

JUDGEMENT day has come for the Jan Juc Grass Growers Guild (JJGGG) this year, with awards presented for the best lawns on the Surf Coast.

The competition had 12 entrants from Bellbrae, Bells Beach, Jan Juc and Spring Creek, who collectively travelled from lawn to lawn on Sunday to witness the judging by Jamie “Chooka” Woods, aka Dr Turf.

“The weather didn’t dampen anyone’s spirit. All lawns were perfectly presented considering the rainfall in the days leading up to judgement day,” JJGGG’s Andrew Flitton said.

“Dr Turf said he was going to be lenient considering the conditions but when it came down to it, the standard was so high there was no room for error.

“The Ride the Wave bus ride was entertaining, driving around to the 12 lawns while dodging rain storms.”

The 2017 JJJGG award winners are:

• Best Large Lawn – Martin Reid
• Best Small Lawn – Mike Di Sciascio
• Best Combo Lawn – Nichol Wylie
• Best Presented Lawn – Ross Dennett
• Most Improved – Greg Peele
• NAGGA – Ben Day.

The event also raised $1,025 for Spring Creek Community House.

“We now have a great format for raising money if anyone would like to start their own Grass Growers Guild with a dozen mates – we can help them out with all the logistics,” Mr Flitton said.

For pictures from Sunday’s judging, head to @jan_juc_grass_growers on Instagram.