To celebrate and reward the terrific work being done across Australia to promote gender equality in golf, Golf Australia brings you Visionary of the Year.

Whether you are a golf club, individual or a group; if you are doing, or know of outstanding work being done around gender equality, nominate now and have the chance to be crowned Visionary of the Year!

Entries for 2022 are now close, stay tuned for finals information.

Win

• Up to $10,000 worth of products from the latest Callaway REVA product range which is designed specifically for women’s golf.

• $500 Drummond Golf e-gift vouchers for monthly winners

• Having your story captured through written and/or video content and promoted through Golf Australia.

2022 winners

January Barwon Valley Golf Club for their holistic approach towards long-term systemic change. Read their story.

February Claremont Golf Club for their multifaceted approach towards gender equality. Read their story.

March Mount Macedon Golf Club for a whole club approach to get women into golf. Read their story.

April Riverside Golf Club for diversifying offerings to attract women to golf. Read their story.

May Woodlands Golf Club for demonstrating leadership through the club’s strategic plan. Read their story.

June PGA Professional Andrew Cartledge of Ballarat Junior Golf Academy in Victoria for his collaborative approach towards creating opportunities for girls. Read more.

July PGA Professional Garth Cusick, Founder and head coach of The International Golf Academy Australia in Melbourne for his multi-faceted approach to attracting and retaining Chinese-Australian women in golf. Read more.

August PGA Professional Tony Craswell at Latrobe Golf Club in Victoria for his shared approach towards nurturing pathways for women. Read more.

Our inaugural Visionary of the Year for 2021 are Kim Morris and Lynley Eadie of Shepparton GC, VIC for developing an action plan and implementing it to create pathways to connect new women to the club. Watch here.

• Watch the winner's announcement here.

Our 2021 finalists

• Anna-Maria England and Mark Tibbles of the Vines Resort (WA) for showing us the power and potential of teaching professionals and community instructors collaborating. Watch here.

• Neangar Park GC (VIC) for their holistic and innovative approach towards long term systemic change. Watch here.

• Medway GC (VIC) for developing a participation pathway that now ensures a steady stream of new women signing up to the club every year. Watch here.

Visionary of the Year is proudly supported by Callaway and Drummond Golf

Visionary of the Year 2021 monthly winners

January

• Goulburn Murray Golf Association for its virtual pennant. Read about the winning initiative.

• Listen to this month's winner interview on Inside The Ropes here.

February

• Community Instructor Anna-Maria England and PGA professional Mark Tibbles of The Vines Resort, Perth, for their collaborative efforts to get more people playing golf. Read their story.

• Listen to this month's winner interview on Inside The Ropes here.

March

• The Metropolitan Golf Club hosts somewhat superheroes in its boardroom and more. Be inspired by its unified club drive to get more women playing golf. Read the story here.

• Listen to this month's winner interview on Inside The Ropes here.

April

• Discover the April winning initiative from Neangar Park Golf Club, Victoria, for its holistic approach towards long-term systemic change. Read the story.

• Listen to the winner's interview on Inside the Ropes here.

May

• Read about the team at Hamilton Golf Club who persisted with a women’s beginner program for almost 50 years to achieve equal membership between men and women.

• Listen to our May Visionary of the Year winners on Inside The Ropes.

June

• Shepparton Golf Club features a dynamic duo who are rapidly bringing women into the game. Read about our June winners and their initiative here.

• Listen to Shepparton Golf Club on the Inside The Ropes podcast.

July

• Medway Golf Club, Victoria, has created a seamless participation pathway that now ensures a steady stream of new women signing up to the club every year. Discover the club's winning concept here.

• Listen to the interview with Medway Golf Club's Brett Scothern on Inside the Ropes, this week hosted by Martin Blake and Matt Cutler.

August

• Stella Cugley from Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club has won for championing many initiatives at her club that have led to greater gender equality. Read it here.

• Listen to the interview on Australian Golf Media's Inside The Ropes with Stella Cugley, hosted by Martin Blake and Stacey Peters.

September

• Our final monthly winner is the Women's Committee at Riversdale Golf Club, for waiving joining fees for short periods of time to incentivise more women to join their club. Read the story here.

• Listen to the interview on Australian Golf Media's Inside The Ropes hosted by Martin Blake.

Resources:

• Prizes, selection criteria and terms & conditions

• Download a PDF summary of nomination questions

Visionary of the Year is proudly supported by Callaway and Drummond Golf.

"2025 Visionaries" is a collection of stories celebrating the extraordinary work of 15 Australian golf clubs to promote gender equality through golf.

Case Studies 2019

Watch 2025 Visionaries

• Community Instructor - Bridport Golf Club, Tasmania

• Even Par Gender Equality Club Support Program - Northern Golf Club, Victoria

• Multi Day Club Championship – Kew Golf Club & Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria

• MyGolf Girls – Joondalup Golf Resort, Western Australia

Read 2025 Visionaries Case Studies

Download 2025 Visionaries E-booklet

Key Focus Areas

• Ensure your honour board events are accessible for all

  • Kew Golf Club, Victoria: Persistence pays off – how Kew Golf Club implemented the multiday club championship

  • Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria: A member is a member – everyone is equal

• Ensure your club’s policies and procedures are consistent with the AHRC Guidelines

  • Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria: A member is a member – everyone is equal

  • Torquay Golf Club, Victoria: Working with the Australian Human Rights Commission Guidelines if your policies and procedures run contrary to the requirements of the Sex Discrimination Act

  • Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Western Australia: Achieving substantive equality for women at our club

• Implement gender neutral membership and competitions

  • Kapunda Golf Club, South Australia: How to be adaptable and cater for what young people and women need from golf

  • Huntingdale Golf Club, Victoria: A member is a member – everyone is equal

  • Torquay Golf Club, Victoria: Working with the Australian Human Rights Commission Guidelines if your policies and procedures run contrary to the requirements of the Sex Discrimination Act

  • Strathmerton Golf Club, Victoria: The amalgamation of committees - a natural progression

  • Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Western Australia: Achieving substantive equality for women at our club

• Revise committee structures to empower more women into leadership positions

  • Strathmerton Golf Club, Victoria: The amalgamation of committees - a natural progression

  • Torquay Golf Club, Victoria: Working with the Australian Human Rights Commission Guidelines if your policies and procedures run contrary to the requirements of the Sex Discrimination Act

  • Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Western Australia: Achieving substantive equality for women at our club

• Age, gender and ability appropriate entry level and participation pathway opportunities

  • Royal Hobart Golf Club, Tasmania: Providing relevant participation opportunities for girls-to-teenagers-to-women

  • Cairns Golf Club, Queensland: Developing players, not just clinic players

  • Latrobe Golf Club, Victoria: Women’s and girls’ pathways at Latrobe Golf Club

  • Forster Tuncurry Golf Club, NSW: How Forster Tuncurry golf club caters to their local population

  • Joondalup Resort Golf Academy, Western Australia: Our philosophy is to give children a fun experience

  • Gove Country Golf Club, Northern Territory: Bucking the trend - we have more girls than boys!

  • Country Girls Play Golf Group, Victoria: A win-win for small clubs and country women

• Engage female coaches at your venue

  • Bridport Golf Club, Tasmania: Building confidence and skills to coach golf – become a community golf instructor!

• Even Par Gender Equality Club Support program

  • Northern Golf Club, Victoria: An all-club approach for effective culture change

As a part of the Vision 2025 Strategy, Golf Australia engaged the Australian Human Rights Commission to develop Guidelines for the Promotion of Equal Opportunity for Women and Girls in Golf (AHRC Guidelines). These have been endorsed by the R&A.

Download: "Guidelines for the promotion of equal opportunity for women and girls in golf"

Even Par is a Golf Australia program aimed to support golf clubs to facilitate gender equality in golf and the broader community.

Even Par resources:

Download: Even Par checklist and case study tool

Download: Even Par planning template

Download: Even Par leadership statement

Tools to help you bring Vision 2025 to life.

Even Par

Even Par is a Golf Australia program aimed to support golf clubs in facilitating gender equality in golf and the broader community.

Download: Even Par checklist and case study tool

Download: Even Par planning template

Download: Even Par leadership statement

Webinar Series

Creating your own club podcast to cashflow survival strategies; Golf Australia has a series of free webinars to upskill the golf community.

Access free webinars here

Multiday club championship template

Offering the opportunity for men to compete in an Honour Board competition on a weekend but not women may expose a club to gender discrimination litigation.

Download: How you can implement a multiday club championship format at your club

Read: How Kew Golf Club implemented a multiday club championship case study

Read: Huntingdale Golf Club case study

Champions of Change

Champions of Change Sport is a major collaborative effort to advance the involvement of women in all aspects of sport.

Golf Australia is proudly involved in this program and through this is working collectively with a specific focus on the following priorities:

• Advancing more women into leadership positions

• Developing more inclusive sporting cultures

• Pay equity for elite players

Find out more: Champions of Change

Read a landmark report released by the group in March 2020 on "The Pathway to Gender Equality, including Pay Equality in Sport". It includes a detailed assessment of progress Golf Australia has made on gender equality in our sport.

Useful Links

National Sport Australia https://www.sportaus.gov.au/

Victoria This Girl Can https://thisgirlcan.com.au/ VicHealth https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/ Office for Women and Sport Recreation https://sport.vic.gov.au/our-work/participation/women-and-girls-sport/office-women-sport-and-recreation Change our Game http://changeourgame.vic.gov.au/ Sport and Recreation Victoria https://sport.vic.gov.au/

NSW Office for Sport NSW https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/ Daughters and Dads https://www.daughtersanddads.com.au/