It’s finals week for Visionary of the Year; an honour that rewards outstanding initiatives within the golf community that show great leadership towards gender equality while inspiring, educating, and empowering others to follow. 

Now it is time to vote … and by voting you can also win…!

“We have been overwhelmed with the quality of nominations that have been submitted for our inaugural year,” said Serrin Bertino, Female Participation Coordinator at Golf Australia. “We have seen clubs and people make innovative changes to encourage and support more women and girls to play, coach and become leaders within their clubs.”

“We have also been delighted to see clubs reaching out to nominees to further explore and understand initiatives so that they can implement these opportunities back at their clubs.”

Golf Australia is pleased to present the following four finalists who are all in contention to win $10,000 worth of products from the latest Callaway REVA product range which is designed specifically for women’s golf.

Anna-Maria England and Mark Tibbles from The Vines Resort, WA for showing us the power and potential of teaching professionals and community instructors collaborating.

Neangar Park Golf Club, Victoria for their holistic and innovative approach towards long-term systemic change.

Kim Morris and Lynley Eadie, volunteers at Shepparton Golf Club, Victoria for developing an action plan and implementing it to create pathways to connect new women with the club.

Medway Golf Club, Victoria for developing a participation pathway that now ensures a steady stream of new women signing up to the club every year.

“We wish all of our finalists the best of luck for the vote count”, said Bertino. “Each finalist is very deserving”.

Watch a summary of these stories here.

To watch each individual story, visit the Visionary of the Year webpage.

To vote for your favourite Visionary, click here.

By voting, you have the chance to win a $500 Drummond e-voucher. Click here for T&C’s. 

Voting opens Monday 15 November, 9:00am (AEDT) and closes Sunday 21 November, 6:00pm (AEDT).