Date: August 09, 2017
Author: INDIGENOUS

Inclusive Golf

INDIGENOUS

There are great Indigenous Golf Programs available throughout Australia including South Australia. The SA Aboriginal Golf Club was established in 2017. For further details about the club please contact Golf SA.

Events
Aboriginal Golf Club SA State Championship 22 April – Sandy Creek Golf Club

State Championship – News
2017 South Australian Aboriginal Peoples Championship

2016 South Australian Aboriginal Peoples Championship

News
May 2017 – Local school Yalata Anangu has built its very own golf course

APY Lands Clinic May 2012

GOLFERS WITH A DISABILITY

Golf is a sport that proudly accommodates people with a range of disabilities. A variety of organizations at state and national level are available to assist people with a disability who are looking to play golf.

Our inclusion program provides an opportunity for people who might not have had the opportunity to learn the game of golf, to have a go within a safe and comfortable environment. The program also provides health and social benefits.

The inclusive program is run in conjunction with the City of Adelaide and Inclusive Sport SA who each contribute to the program and in turn provide access and learning opportunities for the groups involved.

State Organisations

> North Adelaide Golf Course > program info here

> Inclusive Sport SA

Inclusive Sport SA (Sasrapid) is dedicated to building an inclusive culture in sport and recreation in South Australia.

For over three decades, Sasrapid built a strong reputation as a leading organisation for the inclusion of people living with disability into community sport, based on the pioneering work of Marie Little OAM. During this time Sasrapid accumulated a vast knowledge of best practice that can assist sporting groups and clubs to become more inclusive.

> Royal Society for the Blind

Established in Adelaide in over 130 years ago, the Royal Society for the Blind is a not-for-profit organisation that provides services to people who are blind and vision impaired. These services are delivered by a professional, committed and highly qualified team; supported by volunteers drawn from all age groups and walks of life.

Where blindness or vision impairment have a severe impact on a person's lifestyle, the RSB assists them to participate as independently as possible in their community.

> SA Amputee Association

ADGFI/SAAGA is committed to helping amputees and disabled individuals through golf, as a form of rehabilitation and recreation. Organising games of golf on a regular basis at varying courses throughout South Australia.

> Empower Golf

Empower Golf Australia was established specifically to make it possible for Australians of all abilities to access and enjoy golf regardless of their physical mental or psychological abilities.

In particular, Empower works with golf facilities nationally to provide physical access, adaptive equipment and specialised golf clinics for people living with disabilities. In 2017, Empower delivered over 300 clinics nationally across all states and territories

By breaking down barriers in the community and alleviating personal isolation through golf programs, Empower not only impacts individuals living with disabilities lives but also their families, friends and carers as well as society as a whole.

Empower Golf North Adelaide Golf Course Clinics to be held 2.30-3.15pm on 11 & 25 May, 8, 15, 29 June 2018 – class bookings here

National Organisations

> AUSRAPID
> Australian Athletes with a Disability
> Blind Golf Australia
> Deaf Sports Australia
> Amputee Golf Australia
> Special Olympics Australia
> Transplant Australia