Overview
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 patience, respect, perseverance, and honesty, preparing them to meet challenges of today's world
with confidence.
Program Administration
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf sites are coordinated by site directors who are LPGA or PGA professionals, USGA
members, Girl Scout leaders, Hook A Kid On Golf directors, Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA)
members, volunteers, moms, dads or members of local golf associations. Each program also has two
boards: an adult advisory board, consisting of parents and others from the community who support
girls' golf; and a junior advisory board, consisting of five girls from the different levels who
assist in event planning, preparing the newsletter and provide feedback on programs.
Individual programs cover the costs for course access, fees, snacks, special events, instruction and
miscellaneous expenses through fund raising, membership dues and event fees, as well as donations
from the community.
Quality Instruction
Girls Golf provides a solid foundation for girls who want to play for fun with friends and family,
to compete at the high school, college, and/or local, state, and national levels or to learn for
future career purposes, both inside and outside the golf industry.
The program offers a five-level progressive learning system on the course, starting from the green
and moving back to the tee. Participants are divided into five levels. All levels include golf
instruction and rules geared to the girls' skill level.
Many Girls Golf programs have year-round activities, meeting monthly during the school year and
weekly during the summer months, providing the consistency necessary for a successful learning
experience.
The only national initiative of its kind, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf is organized as a partnership
between the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the world's longest-running women's
professional sports association, and the United States Golf Association (USGA), the national
governing body of golf. The LPGA and the USGA are non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
The LPGA and the USGA are committed to further promote the growth and the future of girls' golf in
the United States.
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