271 entries: women
What exciting opportunities lie ahead for women’s golf in 2024?
Meeting Elisa Gaudet, the founder of Women's Golf Day, at the PGA Show in 2015 was a defining moment for me. Her initiative and drive inspired me, and I joined the Women's Golf Day team as a country…
Why will the 2024 US Women’s Open be held at Lancaster Country Club?
Lancaster Country Club (Founded in 1900) held its first Major championship from July 9-12, 2015. The tournament, which carried a then women’s golf record purse of $4.5 million, attracted 135,000 spectators, a Championship record. The then twenty-year-old In…
How can the brand-new NXXT Women’s Pro Tour increase competition opportunities?
Yesterday, I had a great conversation with Kevin Flanagan (CEO of ACD Consulting) about their new partner, the NXXT Women's Pro Tour ambitions. The brand-new NXXT Women's Pro Tour is trying to give a proper answer to the…
What unique insights is PGA’s “Golf for All” program supporting women’s golf based on?
Recently, two very serious studies have been conducted on what golf clubs and the golf industry should do so that significantly more women choose golf as a sport. It's worth noting that Syngenta conducted a research study with…
How did Toptracer & the UK Women’s Golf Community excite 130+ female golfers?
The world’s number 1 range technology, Toptracer, and the UK Women’s Golf Community – founded by Jasmine, aka The Jazzy Golfer – joined forces for a groundbreaking driving range takeover that brought together more than 130 women and…
What are the success stories of the 2023 Women in Golf Awards?
The encouraging statistics regarding the rise of female golfers in the United States and the United Kingdom are absolutely fantastic to see: In the past 3 years (2020, 2021, and 2022), female on-course golf participants in the U.S.…
How does Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection support women’s golf & inclusivity?
As an ambassador of Women's Golf Day, I am always happy to show positive examples of progressive golf clubs and golf resorts. Last year I was able to report that the Penha Longa Resort (Portugal) has committed to…
What is the significance of Penha Longa Resort joining R&A’s Women in Golf Charter?
Knowing the women's golf participation statistics (26% - the share of registered adult female golfers in 2021) in Europe and in Portugal (20% - the share of registered adult female golfers in 2021), Penha Longa Resort's latest initiative…
The 2021 AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links is changing perceptions
I think the question has arisen in you too whether a major international competition - like the 2021 AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links - could affect the perception of golf. Apparently, it can. The 2021 AIG…
Will women feel more welcomed at Finca Cortesin after the Solheim Cup?
It is not big news if I tell you that the 2023 Solheim Cup will be held in Finca Cortesin between September 18-24, 2023. Finca Cortesin will become the first venue in Spain to stage the Solheim Cup. What excites me much…
Don’t look for single-use plastic bottles at the 2021 AIG Women’s Open!
I am so happy that the organizers of the 2021 AIG Women's Open (16-22 August 2021) at Carnoustie Golf Links will not offer single-use plastic bottles instead will offer water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles. It…
How “Troon Women’s Golf Month” is contributing to breast cancer awareness month?
The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research say "Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall. There were over 2 million new cases in…
There is no need to postpone the 2020 US Women’s Open!
Can you imagine a major golf tournament like the 2020 US Women's Open will be held in December? Due to the coronavirus (aka COVID-19), the organizers found a new date for the tournament: between December 10-14, 2020. The…
How to get qualified for the AIG Women’s British Open?
The Women's British Open is returning again to the Woburn Golf Club. The new title sponsor of the event is AIG. So between 2019-2024, it is called as the AIG Women's British Open. The AIG Women’s British Open…
AIG is the new title sponsor of the Women’s British Open
Back in 2015, I already had the feeling that Ricoh's sponsorship of the Women's British Open will not continue after 2018. The company has been the title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open since 2007. In 2018, the Women’s…
The HSBC Women’s World Championship retains its title sponsor
The organizers of the HSBC Women's World Championship (renowned as ‘Asia’s Major’ as well) can relax at least until 2020 as HSBC decided to remain the title sponsor of the event. This comes in a very good moment as…
How relevant is your golf club for women?
The European Golf Course Owners Association held not so long time ago (22-24 March 2018) its annual conference, the EGCOA Golf Business Conference in Vienna, Austria. I was really lucky to be there and hear from first hand,…
Why love.golf is attractive for women?
Recently, I was lucky enough to talk with Alastair Spink, the Head Coach at love.golf about the challenges and achievements of their program. For those of you who have not heard about this initiative, it is a social…
How to provide right golf experience for women?
I like the proverb of Confucius who said tell people - and they may forget....show them - they may remember...involve them and they will understand. In the last couple of years, I have seen many initiatives that tried…