Wales Golf

🤝 Diolch Ash 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 After more than ten years of unwavering dedication, including three years as Chair, we bid a fond hwyl fawr to Ashton Bradbury. His expertise has made us more financially resilient, his vision brought a skills-based board, and his commitment kept us relevant to our clubs and members. Not forgetting his undeniable passion and knowledge of golf too. We wish him all the best as he enjoys our wonderful sport from the sidelines in his well-deserved retirement. Diolch yn fawr, Ash!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Tîm Cymru 🐉 Good luck to our Men’s, Women’s and Boys’ teams competing in this week’s European Team Championships. Follow their progress here: https://lnkd.in/dAWX-PmY PING | European Golf Association | #EveryonesGame

📣 Announcing the next panellist for Friday’s LGBTQ+ Sport Professionals Cymru Launch 📣 We are delighted to be joined by Wales Golf Director of Development Zoe Thacker The network aims to share knowledge, build relationships, reduce isolation in the workforce and develop a peer to peer support structure across the welsh sport and physical activity sector. Ultimately, we want to ensure that the sport and physical activity sector in Wales is a great place for LGBTQ+ people to work!   The network is also part of Pride Sports Cymru efforts to use EuroGames 2027 as a catalyst for welsh sport to be an inclusive and welcoming place. Still time to get your ticket 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eKC2Af6W

To mark Social Mobility Day, we're sharing a thoughts piece from Brandie Deignan, our non-executive director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Below, she shares her thoughts on how golf can give people an outlet, a confidence boost and a purpose, as well as becoming a powerful engine for social mobility. 💭

Our Pathway and High Performance team is hiring! If you: ⭐ have a passion for sports development ⭐ have previous administration and project delivery experience ⭐ are qualified to degree level or equivalent We'd love to hear from you. Visit our website for more details, including how to apply: https://lnkd.in/emah-rH

📢 Exciting news in Welsh golf! 🏌🏼♀️   For the first time, due to a recent change in the rules dividing professional and amateur golf, two seasoned golf pros are stepping up to lead Wales Golf Women’s and Girls’ teams. Former Curtis Cup squad member and Ladies European Tour golfer, Louise Davis-Owen, is the new captain of the Wales Women. Former Wales international and LET Access Series player, Jordan Ryan, is captain of the Girls. Join us in cheering them on as they pave the way for a new era in Welsh golf 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⛳️ https://lnkd.in/e5MfeUcT

Ready to tee off for a great cause? ⛳️ It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and you can make a difference. If you donate £5 or more to THE GOLF FOUNDATION and Play in May, you’ll be in with a chance to play at Wentworth Club and join the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am. The top 30 scores get invited to the Unleash Your Drive Final hosted by Nick Dougherty on August 13, 2024, and 10 other spots will be drawn at random from all entrants, including five from those currently without a WHS number. Not only is an incredible prize up for grabs, every donation supports mental well-being for children across GB&I. Don’t miss out – enter here: https://lnkd.in/ecsawGsB  #GolfIsGood #UnleashYourDrive #PlayInMay 

There are 80,000 adults playing golf in Wales and 53,000 of those are members of golf clubs, including everyone from seasoned pros to newcomers to the game. Brandie Deignan, our non-executive director, says to understand the experiences within the golfing community and to ensure it’s a sport that belongs to everyone, we have to begin our journey with the end in mind. Read the full open letter below, written by Brandie, who joined the board of Wales Golf with a particular responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 101 days ago.

Here are 5 reasons to partner with Wales Golf ⛳ We have just launched our 2023 Partnership Opportunities packages. If you’re looking to align your brand with a positive, inclusive organisation reaching thousands of golfers and their clubs across Wales, we’d love to hear from you. Here are our top five reasons to join the Wales Golf family as a partner… 1. We live and breathe our values – Fun, Real, Inclusive, Collaboration, Excellence; they define who we are and guide all our decisions. Our Everyone’s Game strategy for 2023-28 is built on these core values, ensuring we all enjoy what we do and are our real selves. We believe this makes it easier for a partner to trust and connect with us. 2. We have a wide reach, with 142 member clubs across Wales and over 50,000 individual players at those clubs. Every golfer at an affiliated club in Wales is a part of the Wales Golf family, and our audience is engaged and responsive. 3. We’re a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that’s working to make golf a game for everyone. Partners will be associating their brand with an organisation committed to modernising the game whilst respecting its traditions. 4. Environmental, cultural, and social factors are core to our strategy ; we want to ensure golf is a sustainable game that future generations can enjoy. For brands that have committed to working with like-minded organisations who hold the same values, Wales Golf will certainly make the grade. 5. We regularly communicate with our members and have a good understanding of who they are and the ways in which they like to access our services. Our partnership packages are brand new, so we’re very keen to tailor agreements to individual needs and help our partners get the most from their investment. For more information please click the link below https://lnkd.in/eDDfrHp3

Do you have a visual impairment and an interest in golf? Do you know somebody who has a visual impairment that might be interested in golf? ⛳️ Come along to our taster day at The Parc Golf Club in Newport on Wednesday 17th April at 10:30am! Please book via the link: https://lnkd.in/etXa5XEQ