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Introduction
Whether it is the first putt a youngster sinks on a practice green or the last hole of the RBC Canadian Open Championship, the Royal Canadian Golf Association provides a helping hand in Canada's greatest golfing moments.

Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sport Organization and  governing body of golf in Canada, the RCGA has been serving Canadian golfers since 1895, providing support, encouragement and expertise as the game and the country have grown. As golf drives forward into this new millennium, the RCGA will be there to serve the increasingly diverse needs of Canada's golfers.

Membership in the RCGA comes with a golfer's membership in their respective provincial golf association and member club.  There are almost 400,000 RCGA members playing at over 1,600 associated clubs across Canada.  Members carry the RCGA membership card, symbolizing their investment in the advancement of the game at all levels and ensuring its continued health well into the future.

Canada's golf population is growing and the RCGA is poised to grow with the game, supporting and promoting the health of Canadian golf for future generations.

Mission statement
The mission of all strong organizations is supported by their values.  The RCGA provides the leadership necessary to secure the future of the game by acting with integrity and in accordance with the following core values.

Core Values

• Purposalful 
• Inclusive
• Respectful
• Responsive

The RCGA is on the ball
Starting them young - The RCGA runs the CN Future Links junior national development program, consisting of a multi-level instruction program, clinics, camps, support materials and special programs to raise awareness of junior golf and address the issues of accessibility and affordability.  Since its inception in 1996, over 634,000 have been through CN Future Links initiatives.

Keeping them interested - The RCGA conducts 19 national championships through the season for its members. The RCGA assembles several national teams and sponsors them in several international competitions throughout the world.

• CN Canadian Women's Tour Champtionships
• CN Future Links Championships 
• Royale Canadian Women's Senior Championship
• Royale Canadian Junior Girls Championship
• Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
• Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Championship
• Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Interprovincial Team Matches
• Canadian Junior and Juvenile Boy's Championships
• Junior Boy's Interprovincial Team Matches
• Canadian Men's Amateur Championship
• Willingdon Cup
• Canadian Senior and Super Senior Golf Championships
• Senior Interprovincial Team Matches
• National Public Player Program
• High Perfomrance Team Canada
• LTPD

Bringing the best to Canada - The RCGA organizes two professional tournaments each season: The RBC Canadian Open and the CN Canadian Women's Open. Drawing the top golfers in the world to Canada, the Association promotes golf to thousands of spectators and millions of television-viewing fans. Profits from the two tournaments then go back into junior programs, amateur tournaments, scholarships and other RCGA member services.

Providing a level playing field - The RCGA works with the international golfing community to develop and oversee the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, handicapping and course ratings in Canada. Though publications and seminars, the RCGA provides information and instruction to member clubs in cooperation with provincial golf associations.

Protecting the environment - The RCGA provides member clubs with the latest information about turf management, ensuring Canadian golfers have the best playing conditions possible while protecting the environment. Through sponsorship of the Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation and the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System of Canada, the RCGA is promoting research and development in environmental and agronomic fields.

Keeping you informed - Golf Canada magazine, the official magazine of the RCGA and the E-Golf Canada news letter reports RCGA news and features the people, courses and issues that influence the Canadian game several times a year. The RCGA also conducts golf industry research, informational seminars and provides publications to help clubs in the management and operation of their facilities.

Remembering the past - The RCGA operates the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and its associated archives, located in the Leonard E. Shore Building at Glen Abbey. School groups, families and interested golfers alike can view the history of the game, from the first feathery balls and hickory-shafted clubs to the high-tech equipment of today, in interactive displays on site at the museum.

Investing in the future - The RCGA helps young people complete their education through its support of the RCGA Foundation and its scholarship granting program. 

. . . And There's More - Canada's golfing population is growing in leaps and bounds and the RCGA is poised to grow with the game, supporting and promoting the health of Canadian golf well into the next millennium.

For more information about the RCGA, its many programs and activities visit www.rcga.org

CN Future Links is Canada's national junior golf development program designed to "Ensure The Future Of Golf." Conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) in partnership with the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association (CPGA) and Canada's provincial golf associations, the program consists of multi-level instruction and rewards, clinics, camps, support materials and special programs to raise awareness of junior golf and address the issues of accessibility and affordability. More than 635,000 boys and girls have participated in the program since its inception in 1996.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Bring more kids into the game
• Make golf more accessible to juniors
• Make golf more affordable for junior golfers
• Provide a more systematic approach to junior golf development
• Generate more awareness and interest in junior golf
• Foster more cooperation between golf's governing bodies

In 2007 more than 111,000 children participated in Future Links programs:

• More than 19,100 kids participated in Clinics hosted by golf clubs across Canada
• Ten provinces delivered Mobile Clinic outreach programs for more than 24,000 children
• A network of Kids Clubs Connection Depots provided junior golf equipment to 4,000 kids
• Over 4,300 children participated in participated in Golf Buddy events at 75 locations nationwide
• More than 38,800 children participated in Future Links school programs
• 5,336 kids participated in Junior Skills Competitions
• The Junior Order of Merit ranked Canada's top 150 juniors
• Six Junior Championships were conducted to give over 590 children the chance to compete at a high level of tournament play.

For more information visit www.future-links.org or call 1-800-263-0009

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