The World Golf Foundation (WGF) mission is to unite the golf industry around initiatives that promote, enhance the growth of and provide access to the game worldwide, while preserving golf’s traditional values and passing them on to others. It accomplishes its mission through three divisions it oversees: �
World Golf Hall of Fame
celebrates golf and preserves the legacies of those who have made it great. �
First Tee
is impacting the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character and instill life-enhancing values through the game of golf. �
WE ARE GOLF
unites and activates the golf industry around key strategic initiatives that increase participation and retention of participants, inspire involvement and interest in the game, and promote sustainable best practices for golf facilities. The WGF's Board is composed of golf's major international organizations and professional Tours: the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...

, LPGA, Masters Tournament,

PGA of America The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish ...

PGA TOUR The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...

, The R&A and the

USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the rules ...

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Official website
Golf associations Sports organizations established in 1994 {{golf-stub