We, the Buckinghamshire County Ladies Golf Association (BCLGA), call on everyone involved in golf to play their part in developing a culture that values women’s involvement in every aspect of the sport, from participating to pursuing a career.
Our aim is to increase the number of women and girls playing and working in golf.
To achieve this goal and to enable women to flourish throughout golf, we recognise the need for a fundamental shift in culture. There is a clear ethical need for change and the potential economic benefits of growing the sport through more women and girls playing are substantial.
The R&A commits to playing a leading role in this process and to working with affiliates, partners and the wider golf industry towards achieving this goal.
In signing this Charter, we the BCLGA commit to making tangible efforts to develop a welcoming and inspiring environment for women. We will do more to attract women into golf, to remain, and to have rewarding careers.
As signatories we commit to activate this Charter by:
How we at the BCLGA plan to achieve this:
To download a complete copy of our WIG Charter commitments and achievements during 2023 please click here.
To seek help and support to start your Golf Clubs journey toward achieving signatory status, contact our WIG Charter Champion, Dr Jenny Denyer on jennifer.denyer@gmail.com.
Please click here to view the England Golf RESPECT in Golf presentation.
To support all Golf Clubs affiliated to BCLGA with their initiatives to bring more Girls & Women into golf, we have launched a County Grant Scheme that uses the funds provided by England Golf from the surplus of their iGolf programme. During 2024, 7 Golf Clubs benefited from this scheme and received up to £500 of grants, and in 2023 6 Golf Clubs benefited. To download case studies from Burnham Beeches, Ellesborough, Whiteleaf and Wexham Park, please click here.
If your golf club is registered to become a Women in Golf signatory or has already achieved signatory status, then you are eligible to apply for a grant. Please download the 2025 Grant Application Form here . Closing date is 28th Feb for 1st tranche of applications. There may be an opportunity to apply later in the year if there is money left over.