Golf Industry Alliances

The Ladies Professional Golf Association is the longest-running women's sports association in the world, having celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. The organization has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA Tour and the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional (T&CP) Membership comprise the backbone of what has become the premier women's sports organization in the world today.

LPGA-USGA Girls Golf provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment, preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. Girls are learning values inherent to the game of golf, such as practice, respect, perseverance, and honesty, preparing them to meet challenges of today's world with confidence.

The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) is the leading authority on the business of golf course ownership and management. The Association represents the industry's key decision makers with ultimate responsibility for golf courses throughout the world. 

The mission of the PGA TOUR is to expand domestically and internationally to substantially increase player financial benefits while maintaining its commitment to the integrity of the game. In addition to providing competitive opportunities for its membership, PGA TOUR events also generate revenue for charitable causes in their communities.

PGA of America is the largest working sports organization in the world, comprised of more than 28,000 dedicated men and women promoting the game of golf to everyone, everywhere.

Play Golf America was established as a comprehensive marketing campaign, promoting a simple message for Americans to get out and play golf, play more golf and play better golf. The campaign also directs consumers to use the PlayGolfAmerica.com web site, where golfers are linked with PGA and LPGA Professionals, and various programs in their area.

Rally for the Cure^®, presented by Golf Digest magazine, is about golfers who are committed to making a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

The First Tee provides young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop life-enhancing values such as confidence perseverance and judgment through golf and character education.