Golf Australia has committed to the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter that aims to enable more women and girls to maximise their potential at all levels of the sport. Golf Australia is now encouraging Australian golf clubs and facilities to become signatories of the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter, publicly stating their commitment to improving the sport for women & girls.
Some of the benefits of becoming a signatory of the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter include:
Receiving a Signatory decal that can be placed at your club to showcase your support and commitment of the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter.
Receive a digital suite of marketing tools that can be used for your own website and advertising.
Ability to be nominated for Golf Australia programs such as Visionary of the Year and the Australian Golf Foundation Junior Girl’s Scholarship program funding.
Recognition of your commitments on both the R&A website and Golf Australia website – with potential to have your club/facility highlighted through video case studies.
If you are interested in becoming a Women in Golf Charter signatory club, please submit an expression of interest form here. From there we will arrange a brief meeting with your local Golf Australia Regional Development Officer or Clubs and Facilities Support Manager, and the Female Engagement Team.
Golf Australia has a range of resources to assist clubs in making their commitment to the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter. The most pivotal of the resources is Sport Australia’s ‘Game Plan’ tool, accessed from the Club & Facility Support portal. The ‘Game Plan’ tool, which a module focused on the growth of women in golf, will help a club identify areas of the club in which it already excels, and areas for improvement, ultimately assisting in the development of an action plan for your organisation.
Let’s all work together to get more girls and women both playing and working in golf! For any questions, please contact womeningolfcharter@golf.org.au.
R&A Women in Golf Charter Signatories
NATIONAL:
Greenspace Management
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY:
Fairbairn Golf Club
Canberra Public Golf Course
Murrumbidgee Country Club
Royal Canberra Golf Club
NEW SOUTH WALES:
Bathurst Golf Club
Bayview Golf Club
Dunheved Golf Club
Duntryleague Golf Club
Eastlake Golf Club
Elanora Country Club
Fairbairn Golf Club
Griffith Golf Club
Massey Park Golf Club
Murray Downs Golf & Country Club
Murrumbidgee Country Club
Newcastle Golf Club
Oberon Golf Club
Ocean Shores Country Club
Rich River Golf Club - read their story
Roseville Golf Club
Springwood Country Club
Wakehurst Golf Club
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort
Zonely
NORTHERN TERRITORY:
Gove Country Golf Club
QUEENSLAND:
Atherton Golf Club
Babinda Golf Club
Golfers Paradise Club
Half Moon Bay Golf Club
Hervey Bay Golf Club
Indooroopilly Golf Club
Keperra Country Golf Club
Maroochy River Golf Club
McLeod Country Golf Club
Nudgee Golf Club
Pacific Golf Club
Redland Bay Golf Club
Southport Golf Club
Surfers Paradise Golf Club
Tamborine Mountain Golf Club
The Brisbane Golf Club - read their story
Townsville Golf Club
Windaroo Lakes Golf Club
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Blackwood Golf Club
Copperclub at The Dunes Port Hughes Golf Club
Glenelg Golf Club - read their story
Kooyonga Golf Club
Mount Osmond Golf Club
Naracoorte Golf Club
North Adelaide Golf Course & North Adelaide Golf Club
North Haven Golf Club
South Lakes Golf Club
The Grange Golf Club
TASMANIA:
Bridport Golf Club - read their story
Claremont Golf Club
Devonport Country Club - read their story
Freycinet Golf Club
Exeter Golf Club
Huon Valley Golf Club
Kingston Beach Golf Club
Launceston Golf Club
llanherene Golf Club
Longford Golf Club
Mowbray Golf Club
New Town Bay Golf Club
North West Beach Golf Club
Pittwater Golf Club
Richmond Golf Club
Riverside Golf Club - read their story
Royal Hobart Golf Club - read their story
Swansea Golf Club
Tasmania Golf Club
Ulverstone Golf Club
Wynyard Golf Club
VICTORIA:
Albert Park Women's Golf Club
Barwon Valley Golf Club
Beaconhills Golf Club
Benalla Golf Club
Big Swing Golf Kew - read their story
Buninyong Golf Club
Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Links
Commonwealth Golf Club - read their story
Cobram-Barooga Golf Club
Curlewis Golf Club
Devilbend Golf Club
East Geelong Golf Club
Eastwood Golf Club
Flinders Golf Club
Gardiners Run Golf Club
Golf West Gippsland
Goonawarra Golf Club
Green Acres Golf Club
Hamilton Golf Club
Hidden Valley Golf Club
Horsham Golf Club
Huntingdale Golf Club - read their story
Keysborough Golf Club - read their story
Lonsdale Links
Leongatha Golf Club
Medway Golf Club
Meeniyan Golf Club
Merbein Golf Club
Neangar Park Golf Club
Northern Golf Club - read their story
Portarlington Golf Club
Romsey Golf Club
Rosanna Golf Club
Rosebud Country Club
Rutherglen Golf Club
Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club
Shepparton Golf Club - read their story
Southern Golf Club
The Dunes Golf Links
The Eastern Golf Club - read their story
The National Golf Club
The Metropolitan Golf Club - read their story
Thirteenth Beach Golf Links
Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club
Torquay Golf Club
Trafalgar Golf Club
Warrnambool Golf Club
Western District Golf Association
Woodlands Golf Club
Yarra Yarra Golf Club - read their story
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Busselton Golf Club
Exmouth Golf Club
Gosnells Golf Club - read their story
Lakelands Golf Club
Mounty Lawley Golf Club
Sun City Golf Club
The Vines Golf and Country Club
Case studies
Draw inspiration from case studies of existing signatories around the world. Check out the Carnoustie case study below that the R&A has used as part the Women in Golf Charter’s #FOREeveryone campaign in attempt to get more girls and women playing, working and leading in Golf in the UK and Ireland.
FAQs
How do I become a signatory of the R&A Women in Golf Charter? If you are interested in becoming a Women in Golf Charter signatory club, please reach out to us via womeningolfcharter@golf.org.au. From there we will arrange a brief meeting with your local Golf Australia Regional Development Officer or Clubs and Facilities Support Manager, and the Female Engagement Team.
How many items do I need on my action plan? Once you complete Sport Australia’s Gameplan assessment tool, your local Golf Australia Regional Development Officer or Clubs and Facilities Support Manager will assist you in developing an action plan and help the club to identify actions that your club would like to undertake. The number of actions within the plan are driven by the capacity and needs of the club.
Once my club becomes a signatory of the R&A what’s next? Clubs who become signatories will then work through their commitments for the next 12 months until they are re-assessed using the Women in Golf Module again.
Are there any benefits of a Golf Club becoming an R&A Signatory Club? Yes. The R&A have provided their endorsement for Australian golf clubs/facilities, and you will be highlighted as a signatory club on the R&A website. The R&A also have a list of resources that clubs can access for becoming a signatory.
What happens if our club needs assistance with our commitments? Golf Australia’s CFS/RDO staff will be your point of contact and they will work to support your club/facility where they can. We understand that there will be a variance of support across states/territories however, our staff will assist where they are able to.
Our club is already doing most of these actions anyway, what’s the point of signing up if we are already doing this? If your club is already completing these actions, let’s get your club/facility get recognised for these actions and become endorsed by the R&A and Golf Australia. It is also great to complete this Women in Golf Module as part of your clubs Gameplan requirements.