The Mid Ocean Club is helping one of its Bermudian employees realise a long-held ambition — to obtain an associate degree in turf management at Edison College in Florida, which will take two years.

Karim Francis, 37, is a recipient of the company's GE Wardman Memorial Scholarship and his schooling is partly being funded by the company.

He currently works there as a foreman at the Mid Ocean golf course.

Upon completion of this programme, Mr. Francis has promised to return to the Mid Ocean Club, where he hopes to apply for the position of assistant superintendent and will intern there each summer until.

Current superintendent, Norman Furtado, is pleased with Karim's ambition. He said: "Karim's a great guy. He was promoted to foreman within three years of starting at the Mid Ocean and is a first-class employee.

"We all wish Karim will be required to undertake internships and has promised to come back to Mid Ocean for those, of which will be next summer."

The scholarship provides financial assistance to suitable applicants undertaking courses in turf management or turf equipment management.