We begin our story with the Fishwives of Musselburgh, who on Christmas day, 1811, played the first recorded womens match, supported by their husbands as caddies with an audience which would be welcome at any Womens competition today.

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🏆  1811 – Musselburgh Fishwives’ Competition (SCO)

The first recorded organised women’s golf match takes place at Musselburgh Links, near Edinburgh, between local fishwives competing for prizes of creels and shawls. It marks the earliest evidence of women playing publicly and competitively.
Sources: R&A archives; Scottish Golf History Online; Musselburgh Links Heritage Centre.

🤝 1855 – Mrs J. Wolfe-Murray Plays St Andrews Links (SCO)

Elizabeth Wolfe-Murray becomes the first woman noted playing the St Andrews Links regularly. Her appearance challenges social norms and paves the way for women’s club formation in the town.
Sources: Fife Today retrospective; Scottish Golf History “Early Women on the Links.”

🏠  1867 – St Andrews Ladies’ Golf Club Founded (SCO)

The world’s first dedicated women’s golf club is formed — later renamed the St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club (“The Himalayas”). Old Tom Morris designs the course; it remains a beloved landmark.
Sources: Club history page; R&A Heritage Collection; Wikipedia “St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club.”

🏠  1888 – Golf Introduced in Sweden (SWE)

The first Swedish course is built at Ryfors. By the 1890s, women begin playing informally, establishing Sweden’s earliest female golfing circles.
Sources: Swedish Golf Federation history; Wikipedia “Golf in Sweden.”

🏠  1892 – Royal Melbourne Golf Club Opens (AUS)

Women appear in the membership rolls of the newly formed Royal Melbourne Golf Club — among the earliest documented organised female golfers in Australia.
Source: Golf Australia archives “History of Women’s Golf in Australia.”

⚖️  April 1893 – Founding of the Ladies’ Golf Union (UK/IRE)

At St Andrews, the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) is founded to coordinate women’s competitions and establish a unified handicap system across Great Britain and Ireland.

While Issette Pearson becomes the first honorary secretary and Blanche Hulton the first honorary treasurer, the Union’s creation is also guided by three progressive male allies who supported women’s right to self-govern their sport:

• Laidlaw Purves, member of St Andrews and architect of the men’s Amateur Championship, had previously failed to unite men’s clubs under one body but encouraged Pearson to do so for women. It was Purves who suggested that all ladies’ clubs be invited to participate and share their views on forming a union.
• Talbot Fair (Vice President for the North of England) and H. S. C. Everard (Vice President for Scotland) both lent organisational experience and credibility at a time when such public endorsement from men was rare.
• T. Gilroy represented Ireland, ensuring that the Union was inclusive across the four nations from its inception.

This founding partnership between pioneering women and supportive men established the first truly national structure for women’s golf — a landmark in sporting self-governance and cooperation across gender lines.
Sources: R&A Archives; “Our Ladies of the Green” (1899); “Golfing Ladies” (1984); LGU Centenary publications; Scottish Golf History records

🏆  June 1893 – First Ladies’ British Amateur Championship (ENG)

Held at Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire; Lady Margaret Scott wins the inaugural title. This event cements women’s championship golf in the British Isles.

🎥 Watch archival footage from Pathe News for 1927 and 1929 Championships
Sources: LGU records; R&A archives; Wikipedia “Women’s Amateur Championship.”

⚖️  1893 – United Services Ladies’ Golf Club Formed (ENG)

Created in Gosport, Hampshire, by women associated with the military services, showing golf’s spread into diverse social groups.
Sources: Golf’s Missing Links; R&A timeline.

🏆  1895 – U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship Inaugurated (USA)

The USGA stages its first national women’s event at Meadow Brook Club, NY; Lucy Barnes Brown wins. The same year, the USGA Women’s Committee is created.
Sources: USGA Championship History; Wikipedia “U.S. Women’s Amateur.”

⚖️  1896 – LGU Creates the First Universal Handicap System for Women (UK)

Issette Pearson introduces a national system assigning course ratings and handicaps — the first standardised method of its kind, later adopted by men’s golf.
Sources: LGU archives; R&A Handicapping History; Scottish Golf History.

📖  1899 – Our Ladies of the Green Published (UK)

Our Ladies of the Green, with an introduction from Issette Pearson is a landmark book celebrates women’s golf and sets out ideals of comradeship and collective progress that continue to shape the sport.

Our Ladies of the Green is availabe free on Google books, this work has been selected by scholars as being:
“culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.”
Sources: Public Domain edition (1899); British Library catalogue; R&A Women in Golf Reading Room.

🕰️ ⚖️   🇿🇦 1907 — South African Women’s Golf Association Founded

Among the earliest women’s golf bodies outside Britain, SAWGA built the foundation for the Ladies Sunshine Tour, producing champions like Sally Little and Lee-Anne Pace.

⚖️  1911 – Ladies’ Parliamentary Golfing Association founded (UK)

Lady Ellis Griffith approaches Mabel Stringer to help found the Ladies’ Parliamentary Golfing Association for relatives of both Houses of Parliament — reflecting the close ties between early women’s golf and Edwardian social hierarchies.
Source: The Golfing Ladies (1984).

⚖️ 1911 – Ladies’ Medical Golf Society Formed (UK)

A pioneering group for women in medicine, linking professional identity and leisure at a time when women doctors were still rare.

⚖️  1912 – Ladies’ Legal Golf Association founded (UK)

Formed by Mabel Stringer, connecting women in the legal profession — one of the first female-led associations tied to professional identity rather than family relations.
Sources: LLGA archives; The Golfing Ladies (1984).

🏆  1912 – The Wilton Cup Established (UK)

Countess of Wilton presented an Inter Association, Ladies Parliamentary, Ladies Medical, Ladies Legal, and Ladies United Services Golf Associations, Scratch Challenge Cup, which fostered camaraderie among women whose professional lives often placed them outside traditional club structures as well as women related to individuals within different professions. In later years, the Southern Veteran Ladies Golf Association joined the event, linking early vocational societies with the senior women’s game. The Wilton Cup endures as a symbol of fellowship, service, and continuity in women’s golf.
Sources: Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984); R&A Women’s Golf Collection; SWGA South archives.*

⚖️  1921 – Veteran Ladies Golf Association (VLGA) founded by Mabel Stringer (UK)

Mabel Stringer establishes the Veteran Ladies Golf Association, intended for women aged 50 and over, to promote continued competition and camaraderie in later years of golf. The association quickly gains popularity across the UK.
Source: Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984) Senior Women’s Golf Association South (swgasouth.com).

⚖️  1923 – Further Golf Associations were formed with the support of Mabel Stringer (UK)

Girls Golfing Society, membership was through acceptance to the Girls Open Championship, the first president was Joyce Wethered Mabel Stringer endowed the society with a scratch challenge cup.

🎥 Watch archival footage from Pathe News with Nan Baird win the 1929 Girls Championship HERE
London Irish Medical Golfing Society, The Stage and Womens Automobile Sports Association.

Source: Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984) 

⚖️  1927 – LGU reaches reaches 1,000 UK affiliated clubs and 400 overseas clubs

A milestone of global growth: women’s golf takes firm root across the Empire and the Commonwealth.

🏆  1932 – Curtis Cup Launched (UK/USA)

Named for sisters Harriot & Margaret Curtis, the first trans-Atlantic amateur women’s team event.
Sources: USGA & LGU archives; Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984)

🎖️  1936 – Pam Barton Wins British & U.S. Amateurs (UK/USA)

First woman to hold both titles simultaneously; she declines royalties for her book A Stroke a Hole to remain an amateur.
Sources: Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984); Wikipedia; LGU records

📖  1937 – Pam Barton publishes ‘A Stroke a Hole’ (UK)

Pam Barton’s reflective golf memoir explores her experiences as a competitive amateur. To preserve her amateur status, she declines payment — a reminder of how gendered professional rules constrained women’s sporting expression.
Sources: Barton, P. ‘A Stroke a Hole’ (1937); The Golfing Ladies (Rosalynde Cossey, 1984); LGU archives

📖 1949 – Mabel Stringer publishes ‘Golfing Reminiscences’ (UK)

Mabel Stringer’s autobiography offers a rare first-hand account of the challenges and triumphs of early women’s golf, documenting the rise of organised female competition and administration.
Sources: Stringer, M. ‘Golfing Reminiscences’ (1949); R&A Heritage Library.

Women’s Golf History Timeline (1950 – 2025)

Rebuilding, Expansion & Equality in the Modern Game

From the professional era to global expansion and equality movements.

The mid-twentieth century marked a turning point in women’s golf. From the formation of professional tours to the rise of global amateur competition, women continued to shape, govern, and redefine the game on their own terms. This period traces the expansion of opportunity, visibility, and respect — across generations and continents.

⚖️  1950 – LPGA Founded (USA)

Thirteen pioneers, Patty Berg, Alice Bauer, Bettye Danoff, Helen Dettweiler, Marlene Hagge, Helen Hicks, Opal Hill , Betty Jameson, Sally Sessions, Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork, Louise Suggs, and Babe Zaharias create the Ladies Professional Golf Association, formalising the professional era.
Sources: LPGA History Centre; Smith Foundation archives.

⚖️  1950 – Founding of the LPGA (USA)

Thirteen pioneering professionals, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Patty Berg, and Marilynn Smith, establish the Ladies Professional Golf Association, creating the first enduring platform for women to earn a living through golf.

Sources: LPGA History Centre; Smith Foundation archives.

🏆  1951 – Curtis Cup Resumes after WWII (SCO/USA)

After a twelve-year wartime pause, the Curtis Cup returns at Muirfield, symbolizing renewal and trans-Atlantic friendship in women’s amateur golf.

Sources: LGU and USGA archives.

⚖️ 1952 – English Women’s Golf Association Formed (England)

The EWGA (formerly ELGA) was founded in 1952 as an offshoot of the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU), the organisation which governs the female amateur game across the whole of Great Britain and Ireland.

🏆  1953 – First Televised Women’s Professional Golf Event (USA)

Television coverage of LPGA tournaments begins, expanding public recognition but often framed through novelty and gender bias.

Sources: LPGA media archives; Sports Illustrated archives.

🏆  1954 – Commonwealth Wilton Cup Established (GBR)

A cross-nation contest fostering camaraderie among British, Commonwealth, and European amateurs, later inspiring continental team competitions.

Sources: British Golf Museum; LGU yearbooks.

⚖️  1956 – LPGA Teaching Division Formed (USA)

The LPGA establishes a teaching division to formalize credentials for women professionals and promote instruction as a sustainable career path.

Sources: LPGA archives.

⚖️ 1958 – World Amateur Golf Council Founded (INTL)

Later renamed the International Golf Federation (IGF), it becomes the first global governing body representing amateur golf for both men and women.

Sources: IGF official history; R&A/USGA records.

⚖️  1964 – Formation of the World Ladies Golf Council (INTL)

National associations collaborate to coordinate international scheduling and governance, paving the way for the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship.

Sources: IGF archives; R&A Women in Golf collection.

🏆 1964 – Espirito Santo Trophy Inaugurated (France)

France hosts the first Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at St Germain Golf Club. France wins by a single stroke — an event that formalises women’s global amateur competition.

Sources: IGF; Olympic Studies Centre.

🏆  1966 – Vagliano Trophy Revived (EUR/GB&I)

The biennial match resumes between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe, reinforcing post-war sporting unity.

Sources: R&A Championship history; European Golf Association.

⚖️ 🕊️   🇺🇸 1967 — Renee Powell Joins the LPGA

The second African American woman to compete on the LPGA Tour. Her courage and later leadership in youth and diversity programs redefined the meaning of representation in golf.

Sources: LPGA biographies; Powell Center.

👑 🌍  🇯🇵 1968 — Japan Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association (JLPGA) Founded

Asia’s first professional women’s golf tour, establishing a powerful domestic circuit that nurtured talent, media coverage, and prize parity. By the 1980s, Japan became a cornerstone of women’s professional golf — producing global champions and record-breaking audiences.

Sources: JLPGA official history.

⚖️  1969 – Senior Women’s Golf Associations (UK/USA)

Former champions organize to preserve archives and mentorship, bridging generations of women golfers and protecting heritage.

Sources: VLGA and US Senior Women’s Golf Association archives.

⚖️ 1969 – Regional Veteran Ladies Golf Associations Established (UK)

Under the umbrella of the Veteran Ladies Golf Association (VLGA), a formal network of regional associations takes shape:

• Northern Counties VLGA – representing six counties across northern England.
• Midlands Senior Women’s Golf Association (MSWGA) – comprising eleven counties across the Midlands.
• Scottish Senior Women’s Golf Association (SSWGA) – structured into eight regional divisions.
• Southern Women’s Golf Association (SWGA South) – an invitation-based association whose members include many women who have represented their counties and countries. Their experience, leadership, and long service make them deeply influential within the game, both nationally and locally.

Together, these regional associations built an enduring framework for senior women’s golf — sustaining competition, camaraderie, and organisational excellence across generations. For many members, golf became a lifelong vocation — a profession in spirit, if not in pay — and their stewardship continues to shape the culture of the sport today.

Sources: The Golfing Ladies (1984); SWGA South, SSWGA, MSWGA, NCVLGA websites; VLGA archives.

🏆  1971 – Commonwealth Tournament Expands (CAN)

Now inclusive of Africa and Asia, the tournament reflects new dimensions of diversity and cooperation in women’s golf.

Sources: Commonwealth Golf Association reports.

⚖️  1973 – Women’s Professional Golf Association Founded (UK)

Establishes a British professional circuit that will evolve into the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Sources: British PGA Women’s Division; LET heritage archives.

🏆 🌍   🇦🇺 1973 — Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour Established

Formed by leading Australian players to provide professional competition across Australasia. Now the WPGA Tour of Australasia, it remains a key development and co-sanctioning partner with the LET and LPGA.

🏆 🌍 🇨🇦 1973 — Canadian Women’s Open Launched

The national women’s championship of Canada became an LPGA fixture, helping solidify North American professional networks beyond the United States.

🏆  1975 – Prototype European Women’s Tour Events (GBR/Scandinavia)

A small series of events marks the start of what becomes a full professional tour for European women.

Sources: LET archives; Scandinavian Golf Union records.

🏆   1979 – Espirito Santo Trophy Inaugurated (INTL)

The first Women’s World Amateur Team Championship, hosted by the International Golf Federation, formalizes global recognition of amateur women’s golf.

Sources: IGF archives; R&A collections.

💚 1980–2025 | Expansion, Equality & Global Integration

⚖️  1981 – Ladies European Tour Officially Founded (EUR)

The Ladies European Tour was founded by 10 women and supported by Carlsberg.

Sue Bamford, Pam Chugg, Julie Smith (née Warby), Cathy Panton-Lewis, Jane Forrest (née Panter), Maxine Burton, Christine Langford, Denise Hastings, Vanessa Marvin, Jenny Lucas (née Lee Smith), Dale Reid (deceased) and Beverly Lewis (deceased).

The LET begins with 12 events and a vision for cross-national competition and professional equality within Europe.

Sources: LET archives; Golf Monthly retrospectives.

🏆 1981–2006 – European Senior Women’s Team Championships (Europe)

Originating with Marisa Sgaravatti’s cross-country tournaments (1981), formalised as the ESWGA in 1984, and officially recognised by the European Golf Association in 2006.

⚖️ 1982 – European Senior Women’s Golf Association (ESWGA) Founded (Europe)

A continental association promoting senior women’s team play, camaraderie, and continued competition across national lines.

📖  1984 – Rosalynde Cossey publishes ‘The Golfing Ladies’ (UK)

Rosalynde Cossey’s detailed history captures the personalities and institutions that built the game, offering a vivid social chronicle of women’s golf from the Victorian age to post-war years.
Sources: Cossey, R. ‘The Golfing Ladies’ (1984).

🏆  1987 – Women’s British Open Established (GBR)

The tournament, open to professionals and amateurs, becomes one of the most prestigious events in women’s golf.

Sources: R&A Championship History; BBC archives.

📖   1990s–2000s – Gillian Kirkwood establishes the Women’s Golf Museum (UK)

Scottish golf historian Gillian Kirkwood founds the Women’s Golf Museum and digital archive, preserving rare artefacts, photographs, and documents to ensure women’s golf history is accessible for future generations.
Sources: Kirkwood, G. ‘Women’s Golf Museum’; R&A archives.

🌍 🕊️ ⚖️  1990 — LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program Founded

Created by Judy Bell and Sandy LaBauve, the initiative opened doors for tens of thousands of girls to learn, play, and lead through golf — now the largest girls’ golf development network in the world.

🏌️‍♀️  1990 – Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak Spark Globalisation (AUS/KOR)

Rising stars from Australia and Korea redefine global women’s professional golf, inspiring new generations across Asia-Pacific.

Sources: LPGA profiles; Golf Digest features.

🌍 🏆  🇸🇪 1990s — The Scandinavian Renaissance

Led by Annika Sörenstam, Suzann Pettersen, and Sweden’s innovative national programs, Scandinavia became a hub for women’s golf excellence. This era defined technical mastery, leadership, and a model of equal-access golf education later adopted globally.

⚖️ 1991 – Executive Women’s Golf Association (USA) → LPGA Amateurs (2018)

Womens Golf Community & networking.
Sources: EWGA/LPGA Amateurs history.

⚖️  1992 – Founding of the African Ladies Golf Union (AFR)

Continental coordination begins, promoting women’s golf development and competition across African nations.

Sources: ALG Union archives; South African Golf Federation.

⚖️  1992 – The Complete Woman Golfer – Vivian Saunders

Vivien Saunders, Founder of the Ladies European Tour and a former British Ladies’ Open Champion, shares her knowledge through her understanding of the game and specifically women beginners.

Sources: Vivian Saunders Website; 

🏆 🌍   🇰🇷 1998 — “The Se Ri Effect”

When Se Ri Pak won the U.S. Women’s Open, South Korea experienced a cultural awakening that inspired a generation of champions. The “Se Ri effect” transformed golf participation, media coverage, and global competitiveness — reshaping the sport’s professional geography.

⚖️  2001 – World Amateur Golf Ranking for Women Introduced (INTL)

The R&A and USGA launch the WAGR, providing formal global ranking recognition for women amateurs.

Sources: R&A press archives; USGA history

🏆  2010 – Women’s Golf Returns to the Olympic Games Announced (INTL)

The International Olympic Committee votes to reinstate golf for the 2016 Rio Olympics, ensuring women’s equal participation.

Sources: IOC decision records; Olympic Golf Foundation.

⚖️ 🕊️  🇺🇸 2012 — Augusta National Admits First Women Members

A symbolic milestone in gender equality within one of golf’s most exclusive institutions. Set the stage for greater inclusivity in governance and access.

🏆 🌍   🇫🇷 2013 — The Evian Championship Becomes a Major

The elevation of the Evian Masters to Major status recognized the depth of European women’s golf and cemented the LET–LPGA partnership on the global stage.

🤝  2014 – R&A Votes to Admit Women Members (SCO)

After 260 years, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews votes overwhelmingly to admit women as full members.

Sources: R&A official release; BBC Sport coverage.

🏆 🌍  2016 — Golf Returns to the Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro)

Reintroduced after 112 years, featuring men’s and women’s events equally. Victory by Inbee Park (KOR) symbolised the internationalisation and parity of modern golf.

🏆  2018 – Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship Launched (ASIA)

A regional championship fostering pathways for Asian women golfers toward professional play.

Sources: R&A and APGC joint announcements.

⚖️ 2018 – R&A Women in Golf Charter (UK/INTL)

Introduced to promote measurable commitments toward gender equality and inclusion across the sport’s organisations and venues.

🏆 🌍   🇺🇸 2019 — Augusta National Women’s Amateur

The inaugural event showcased elite amateur women on one of golf’s most iconic stages, symbolising progress and visibility at the sport’s pinnacle.

🕊️ 🌍 ⚖️  🇦🇺 2019 — Bonnie Boezeman AO Foundation Established

Created by Bonnie Boezeman AO, this foundation supports the advancement of women in golf through leadership, education, and opportunity.
It provides scholarships, mentorships, and development funding for emerging female professionals in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, particularly through partnerships with the WPGA Tour of Australasia and national high-performance programs.
The foundation reflects Boezeman’s lifelong advocacy for equality in sport and corporate leadership, building bridges between business networks and women’s golf pathways.

“Empowering the next generation of women in golf” — the foundation’s motto encapsulates its mission to sustain momentum for professional and personal growth across the sport.

🏆  2020 – COVID-19 and the Resilience of Women’s Tours (GLOBAL)

Amid global disruption, women’s tours unite in shared recovery planning, reinforcing collaboration and visibility online.

Sources: LPGA, LET, and JLPGA annual reports.

🌸 2020 – Women on the Tee (UK)

Created as a knowledge hub and playing community empowers women to learn, connect, and compete — bridging heritage and modern participation.

🌍 🏆   🇸🇦 2020 — Aramco Saudi Ladies International Debuts

A historic LET event marking women’s professional golf’s entry into the Middle East. Signified new global reach, cultural dialogue, and progress toward inclusion.

The first professional women’s event in the Kingdom, symbolising new global outreach and cultural exchange.

🏆 ⚖️ 🌍  🇸🇪 2021 — Scandinavian Mixed Tournament

Co-sanctioned by the LET and DP World Tour, this mixed-gender event — hosted by Annika Sörenstam and Henrik Stenson — celebrated competitive equality and collaboration.

• 2020: The mixed-gender format was introduced, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2021: The first official Scandinavian Mixed tournament was held.
• 2022: Swedish golfer Linn Grant made history by becoming the first woman to win on the DP World Tour during this year’s event.
• 2023: The tournament took place for a third time.
• 2024: The final edition was played, with Linn Grant claiming her second Scandinavian Mixed title.
• 2025: It was confirmed in October 2024 that the tournament would not be returning. 

🏆 2019 – Augusta National Women’s Amateur (USA)

The debut ANWA showcases top amateur women at Augusta, marking a symbolic moment of access and recognition.

🏆 🌍 2019 – Bonnie Boezeman AO Foundation (Australia)

Established to advance women’s leadership and professional development in golf throughout Australasia.

🏆 2022 – Women in Golf Awards (UK)

Created by Nicole Wheatley (Medi8 Ltd) and Sports Marketing Surveys to celebrate contributions of women across all aspects of the game.

🎖️  2023 – AIG Women’s Open Achieves Record Global Broadcast (INTL)

The event reaches more than 100 countries, reflecting the global audience and equality progress achieved over seven decades.

Sources: R&A Media Office; AIG Women’s Open report.

📖  2025 – Stephen Proctor publishes ‘Matchless: The Story of Women in Golf’ (UK/USA)

Golf historian Stephen Proctor, known for ‘Monarch of the Green’ and ‘The Long Golden Afternoon,’ publishes ‘Matchless’ (2 October 2025), the first comprehensive narrative of women’s golf history. It restores many forgotten pioneers to their rightful place in the story of the game.
Sources: Proctor, S. ‘Matchless: The Story of Women in Golf’ (2025); author website; publisher announcements.

Further Reading & Sources

Primary Works & Histories
– Barton, Pam. ‘A Stroke a Hole.’ London: Thornton Butterworth, 1937.
– Stringer, Mabel. ‘Golfing Reminiscences.’ London, 1949.
– Cossey, Rosalynde. ‘The Golfing Ladies.’ London: Stanley Paul, 1984.

Modern Scholarship
– Kitching, Niamh. ‘Women in Golf – A Critical Reflection.’ Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2019.
– Proctor, Stephen. ‘Matchless: The Story of Women in Golf.’ London: Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Archival & Institutional Sources
– R&A Women in Golf Collection
– LGU Centenary Publications
– USGA Championship Archives
– Swedish Golf Federation History
– Senior Women’s Golf Association Websites (SWGA, SSWGA, MSWGA, NCVLGA)