Golf

Golf in the School Games is delivered as a team sport through several formats, which include:

• 8-game Golfway Skills Festival
• 4-game Virtual Golfway Skills Competition
• Golfway School Games Values Festival
• My Personal Best ('My PB') Challege. 

The space required to set up the 4-game competition is the equivalent of a badminton court, or for the 8-game version, a netball court or small football pitch. All formats can be played indoors or outdoors and in confined spaces.

Find out more about how to play golf formats.

Equipment needed

• Cones and/or foam skittles
• Golf clubs (e.g. chipper, putter)
• Tees
• Targets (e.g. hoops, natural terrain)
• Suitable space (either inside or outdoors)
  

Officially licensed Golfway equipment suitable for school competitions can be purchased from the Golf Foundation store.

A brief history of golf

In 1951, a recognition that the sport of golf was facing falling participation and a decline in playing standards prompted Jack Burroughs to consult with several interested parties; one of the solutions identified was to become active in schools.

With support from three-time Open Champion Henry Cotton, a lecture and demonstration event was held at two schools. The feedback from this event signalled they were on the right track, and from this the core activity of the Golf Foundation took shape - its aim: to make golf instruction in schools accessible via a process of fundraising and subsidy.

By 1953, 108 schools had registered for Golf Foundation instruction, which resulted in 3,500 young people engaging in the sport of golf.