The EDGA GOLFERS FIRST PODCAST Episode 66

EDGA GOLFERS FIRST PODCAST

Welcome to this edition of the EDGA Golfers First Podcast. After a short break, this episode brings you the qualifiers for the RSM European net and Stableford play-offs, mentions EDGAs collaboration with Golf Canada and the PGA of Canada, and rounds up the G4D Tour at the BMW-PGA Championship held at Wentworth.

So let's get to episode 66 of the EDGA Golfers First Podcast.

In 2021 the RSM European net and Stableford play-offs were launched at the Stratford on Avon Golf Club, the home of Samual Ryder, the founder of the Ryder Cup. Stratford, perhaps best known for English playwright William Shakespeare, is a beautiful town in England's West Midlands. From the 20th to the 22nd of September, it will be the venue of jousts of a different kind when European qualifiers in the net and Stableford divisions battle to take home the title of European Champion in their respective divisions.

Sixteen qualifying players – eight from each category – from the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) will tee it up in the three-day matchplay knockout tournament. The accent for the week will be on top competition on the fairways while raising awareness for golf as a great sport for anyone looking for positive new activity. The innovative EDGA event is supported for a second year by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.

Alongside the tournament play, RSM staff, who have been trained as volunteers by EDGA, will provide outreach sessions to several disability associations and offer a 'first touch' of golf to a new audience in this area of Warwickshire.

EDGA member federation Golf Canada and the PGA of Canada are committed to providing opportunities for people with disabilities to experience golf's physical, psychological, and social benefits.

As part of this commitment, the national golf organisations have been discussing with EDGA how they can prepare the workforce to ensure a good experience for potential new players. The EDGA 359 programme will be presented by Golf Canada and the PGA of Canada, partnering with EDGA as part of their coach training designed to demystify adaptive golf and give coaches the confidence needed to launch and develop programs for golfers with disabilities across Canada.

Laura Wilson, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Safe Sport for Golf Canada, said

"Through this coach training, we are eager to increase support for golfers of all abilities and make our sport inclusive of more Canadians,"

The G4D Tour event at The BMW-PGA Championship took place at the iconic Wentworth Golf Club. The west course has been the home of both the PGA Championship and World Matchplay championship for decades, and some of the most exciting golf in Europe has taken place over the closing holes. The course was no pushover at 6,700 yards, with firm greens and heavy rough. Four players were within three shots of each other as the final round started, but it was Mike Browne who made a charge getting to the turn in three under and finding himself in a share of the lead with Brendan Lawlor and Kipp Popert. The lead changed several times on the back nine before world number two Kipp Popert firmly closed the door on his challengers with a birdie on the last for a three-shot win and his third G4D Tour win of the season.

This week's Tough Love and Second Chances Podcast features an update to the Juan Postigo Arce story. It is available on our website and most leading podcast platforms along with our youtube channel, which can be found by typing edgagolf tv into your browser.