To attract more girls to the game of golf, the USGA entered into a partnership with the LPGA and the Girls Scouts of the USA in 1996 to create the LPGA Girls Golf Club. This program introduced over 2,500 girls nationwide to the game of golf. In 2002, the USGA continued its support of junior girl golfers with a five-year partnership agreement between the LPGA Foundation and the USGA. The program entitled LPGA-USGA Girls Golf is aimed at increasing the number and diversity of girls who have the opportunity to learn and play the game of golf in a fun and comfortable environment.

LPGA-USGA Girls Golf provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf in local communities, build lasting friendships through participation in golf programs, and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment, preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. Girls will receive professional golf instruction by joining the network of girl golfers throughout the country.

Each site is operated on a local level with professional instruction and volunteers. Site directors, instructors, and volunteers serve as team members between the site and the USGA and LPGA, and provide Rules of Golf education as well as community support. Additionally in 2002, Girls Golf launched its matching grants program as a way to help local sites with expenses incurred for equipment, instruction, and course and range access. Since then, Girls Golf has granted $822,630 in matching grants and as of January 2007, the USGA has committed more than $121,000 to this national initiative. At year end 2006, Girls Golf had 182 sites and more than 5,700 girls participating nationwide.

Girls Golf Online is the place to learn more about how to get involved in Girls Golf - as a participant, site director, or volunteer, get the latest Girls Golf news, and connect to other junior golf resources.

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