Golf Inclusion Monthly Nov

Offseason Training - What's Your Plan?

Are you in a part of the country where the golf season is winding down? Is your golf course about to look like this image? Are you preparing for offseason training? Look no further. Visit the National Alliance Education Hub and get your facility leadership and staff ramped up on actions you can take to create accessible and inclusive golf facilities. Alliance education is provided at NO-cost. All you have to do to get started is click HERE.

By Dave Barton, PGA - The Alliance would like to send our thanks to the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) for your commitment to driving awareness to your Members and their member courses related to how they can positively impact the lives of individuals with disabilities by drawing them into the game of golf.

The opportunity from Executive Director Bill Walker to deliver a series of webinars related to the ADA and the game of golf as a lead up to the annual conference was greatly appreciated. The webinars culminated in a general session panel with a great audience in Monterey, CA, Nov 4, 2024, alongside moderator Matt Vanderpool, CEO, Georgia State Golf Association, Maria Machi, Asst Executive Director, Golf Association of Philadelphia and Colton Dean, Manager, Championships, USGA.

A special thanks to IAGA Community Operations Manager, Santana Shipley for her coordination and support of the webinars and panel participation and Jessica Durbin, Partnerships, who helped us start the week off right at Poppy Hills! We're very appreciative.

We look forward to connecting at these upcoming industry events!

January 20-22, 2025

Orlando, FL

January 21-24, 2025

Orlando, FL

Feb 3-6, 2025

San Diego, CA

Thank you!

Bringing People into the Game

The Alliance was privileged to receive an invitation from Tim Wilkes, Brand Manager of PGA TOUR Superstores as they brought in club fitters from across the country to participate in their recently developed "Adaptive Golf Specialist" training program at their headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

Their efforts, along with PING Master Golf Fitter Bryan Rourke to educate fitters qualified to work with golfers with disabilities will increase the access these golfers have to the equipment they need to play golf and will grow the game. Thank you!

Allied Golf Associations in Action

Doylestown, PA - A new chapter has been added to the GAP Championship history books.

In January, the Association opened the year with the goal of engaging the Adaptive Golf community. GAP Adaptive was initially created with two principle programs: No Limit Clinics, which are instructional opportunities for people with disabilities to try Adaptive Golf, and a GAP Adaptive Championship, an elite-level tournament for the finest Adaptive Golfers in the world. Read More

Palm Harbor, FL - In wire-to-wire fashion, it was Eli Villanueva and Amanda Cunha who clinched victory at the 2nd Florida Adaptive Open. This win gives Villanueva consecutive titles, making him the only male competitor to ever win the Men's Overall Division in the event's history.

Cunha, a Hawaii native who lost her vision during her junior year of high school, delivered two impressive rounds with scores of 76-74 (150), enough to outlast the field by three strokes. Read More

Does Adaptive Golf Cart Traffic Impact Putting Green Smoothness and Trueness?

SoloRider Adaptive Golf Cars Now Available at Springfield’s Municipal Cou rses

Starting your journey as an Adaptive Golf Coach? Looking to expand your instruction knowledge across more types of disabilities? A great place to start is Learning from the Edges. Click below to get started!

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Join us on GAIN - the Golf Access and Inclusion Network ® to access experts across the adaptive golf community and resources to help your facility create environments that welcome ALL golfers. Click HERE to get started.

The National Alliance for Accessible Golf is the industry leader in inclusion— working to ensure the opportunity for all individuals with disabilities to play the game of golf and is represented by major golf, recreation and therapeutic organizations across the country.

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Thank you to our golf industry friends and supporters who contribute in so many ways to our mission of increasing participation of individuals with disabilities in the game of golf.

Please contact our Executive Director, davebarton@accessgolf.org if you and/or your company are interested in helping us further enhance our educational and resource offerings and grow our grant funds used to increase the participation of individuals with disabilites in the game of golf.

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