European Golf Association

Golf participation in Europe continues to rise! A new participation report recently published by The R&A, together with the EGA, has revealed a continued rise in the number of registered golfers in Europe.   The latest calculated figure puts the total number of registered players in Europe at just under 4.7 million, a 9% increase from 2020.   Normally published biennially, a shortened European Golf Participation Report has been released this year alongside a global version for The R&A's affiliated regions. Additional insights, including figures for juniors, women, and by country, can be found in the reports, available to download through the link below: https://lnkd.in/e4mrr-DQ #golfnews #golf #sports #golfbusiness #golfparticipation #europeangolf #amateurgolf

The EGA is excited to announce the launch of a new version of its website www.ega-golf.ch !   Alongside an update to a new Content Management System, which was one of the primary reasons for the relaunch, the website has received a general makeover and gained a number of new features and improvements including:   - A new site-wide look - New dedicated pages for each EGA Championship - Improved media visibility (news, videos and images)  - Enhanced website navigation for improved user experience - New modern look for the International Calendar plus Google and Outlook calendar exports - Updated livescoring graphics - New search and filter function for the European Amateur Rankings   Additional functionalities and features will be made available in the coming weeks.   The update marks the biggest change the EGA website has undergone since 2016. As the backbone of the EGA’s daily operations, the website receives close to 400,000 unique visitors and over 2 million pageviews each year.    www.ega-golf.ch hosts all vital information and functions relating to EGA events, including entries, livescoring, news articles, images and videos. The site also hosts the international calendar of close to 200 international events in Europe, the Men’s and Women’s European Amateur Golf Rankings, a Members’ Section for EGA officials and member federations, and much more.

Al Hamra Golf Club will host the 2025 Bonallack and Patsy Hankins Trophy Matches between Europe and Asia-Pacific in January! Located in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, the club will host many of the world’s best amateur players early next year, 2-weeks before welcoming the DP World Tour. The matches will be played in early January, a calendar change from the last edition which took place in August 2023. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e7EwMyD5 Al Hamra Golf Club #golf #golfnews #golfbusiness #golfevents

“I can say I 100 percent benefitted from my amateur days playing for Ireland in those European Championships when I got to the Ryder Cup" - Padraig Harrington Golf Digest recently published an article calling the European Amateur Team Championships "the most influential golf tournament you've never heard of" The European Team Championship week was successfully held earlier this month with 546 players representing 29 countries at 5 events across the continent. The tournaments, contested since 1959, not only provide lifelong memories and friendships for Europe's young elite golfers, but also invaluable experience for their future professional careers. Read the full article and hear more from Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Peter Baker and Edoardo Molinaro about the value of the European Team events ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/en7gCrC7 #golf #golfbusiness #europeangolf #amateurgolf

It's officially European (amateur) Team Championship week! - 546 players - 91 teams - 29 countries represented - 6 championships - 5 venues Six separate golf tournaments are set to be contested from 9 to 13 July (Tuesday to Saturday) at five venues in five countries. The European Team Championships have been a staple of the European golfing calendar since the first editions of the men’s and ladies’ events in 1959, and across the years have seen virtually all of Europe’s biggest golfing stars represent their countries before turning pro.   Teams will compete for the European titles at four events this week, in the men's, ladies', boys' (U18) and girls' (U18) categories, while two Division 2 tournaments, for men and boys, will also be contested for teams looking to be promoted to the first divisions of their categories. Royal Park I Roveri - Kraków Valley Golf & Country Club - DIAMOND COUNTRY CLUB - RSHECC - Göteborgs Golf Klubb - Real Federación Española de Golf (RFEG) - Federazione Italiana Golf - Svenska Golfförbundet - Polski Golf

Building on a longstanding involvement in environmental sustainability, and more recent efforts in 2022 and 2023 focused on pesticide regulation emerging from the European Commission, the European Golf Association is now embarking on a renewed and strengthened sustainability drive.   With 50 member associations, the EGA will look to leverage its unique position in European golf to help align outlook, commitments and pathways from different golf authorities across the continent and help ensure knowledge is appropriately developed and used effectively. The EGA’s role in sustainability going forwards will be focused on three key action areas: ⛳️ Coordinate - Help bring members and other stakeholders together to share, problem solve, align actions and efforts to help achieve the best collective impact   ⛳️ Develop - Help facilitate the further development and promotion of knowledge, best practices, programs and tools to the European golf sector to drive action, track and collate evidence of progress and impacts   ⛳️ Advocate - Help represent golf’s commitments, actions and results to the European Union institutions to influence regulation and attract new investment into the sport To effectively address its mission and bring the knowledge and the expertise available within European golf on sustainability, the EGA is formalising a new collaborative structure which involves the active participation of EGA experts and encourages collaboration with key stakeholders in European golf. The structure, constituted of four newly formed working groups at its core (Strategic, Monitoring, Technical, and Communications) will be overseen by the EGA’s Executive Committee. Part of the EGA’s renewed drive in sustainability involves increased collaboration with the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf. Through the collaboration GEO will support the EGA with expertise in strategy, solutions, data and communications. Foundation staff will also support and contribute to each of the Working Groups. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e4bVSadh #golf #sustainability #europe #europeangolf #golfbusiness

The first ever European Individual Championship to be held in Latvia was successfully held at Jurmala Golf Club & Hotel last week! 144 of Europe's best mid-amateur players travelled from across the continent to compete for the 2024 European men's and ladies' 25+ titles. A big thank you to our friends at the Latvian Golf Federation and Jurmala Golf Club & Hotel for making the event such a great success! And finally congratulations once ore to our two winners, Markus Habeler (AUT) and Alexandra Farret (FRA)!

An additional player will have the chance to qualify for major championship golf through European amateur events this summer! The R&A recently confirmed The Open Amateur Series will take place for a second time this year. The player with the most World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points across the St Andrews Links Trophy, The Amateur, and European Amateur Championships will earn an invite to Royal Troon. The invitation is in addition to the exemptions already available for The Amateur and European Amateur Championship winners. #golf #golfnews #golfbusiness #europeangolf #amateurgolf #golfevents #golfchampionships

The European Amateur Championship will again be the final event in The Open Amateur Series this summer, offering an additional invitation to men's final major of the year. The European Ladies' Amateur Championship will be the final event in the newly announced AIG Women's Open Amateur Series, providing an exemption to The R&A's women's major championship.

39 different European countries will be represented in the EGA's 2024 amateur team events! 230 teams, comprising close to 1200 players, registered for this year’s upcoming European Team Championships ahead of the entry deadline on 29 April. Among the countries represented will be the EGA's newest member, Kosovo, who will participate in the European Men's Team Shield Championship for the first time. Nations will also have the chance to win European team titles in a new category this year, with the inaugural European Mid-Amateur Men's and Ladies' Team Championships set to take place in September. 31 teams representing 17 countries, numbers exceeding expectations, registered for the team championships for golfers aged 25+ to be contested at Golf de Chiberta in France. https://lnkd.in/dvfFSGSt #golf #golfnews #golfbusiness #golfeurope #europeangolf #amateurgolf #golfevents #golfchampionships