Grow the Game

The more people we get playing golf, the better for the future of the game and the industry.

Identified by the NGCOA Canada Board of Directors as a key area upon which to focus our energy; growing the game falls directly in line with the mandate of the NGCOA Canada – to help operators realize more profitable facilities – and is the key purpose of the events and initiatives coordinated by the association’s Grow the Game department. 

In 2001 with the creation of Take A Kid To The Course, this arm of the NGCOA Canada is working to market golf to all demographics and striving to create more opportunities, both within NGCOA Canada initiatives and in cooperation with the National Allied Golf Associations (NAGA), for everyone in Canada to play this great game.

In 2010, Get Golf Ready in 5 Days, a nationally branded adult player development program was launched by the NGCOA Canada and the PGA of Canada with two main goals: