ISPS HANDA is expanding its support for golf as the first-ever title partner of The G4D Open, the international championship for golfers with disabilities.<\/p>\n
Established in 2023, The G4D Open \u2013 held annually in partnership by The R&A and the DP World Tour \u2013 is one of the most inclusive championships, featuring 80 male and female amateur and professional golfers.<\/p>\n
The championship will now be known as the ISPS HANDA G4D Open. In addition to title partner, ISPS HANDA will introduce two new initiatives to the championship to encourage and support participation from players worldwide.<\/p>\n
Firstly, ISPS HANDA will cover the full entry fee of each G4D Open competitor, an initiative that will reduce the financial burden to compete and help create an environment in which more golfers with disabilities can perform on the international stage.
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Secondly, the ISPS HANDA Inspiration Award will be an annual, monetary award which recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to the promotion and development of golf for people with disabilities beyond competition itself. It will also expand the possibilities of golf for people with disabilities and look to inspire others into the sport.<\/p>\n
The ISPS HANDA G4D Open extends the organisation\u2019s commitment to golf at various levels of the sport, including title sponsorship of the Senior Open and support of the Women\u2019s Amateur Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n
Dr Haruhisa Handa, ISPS HANDA Founder and Chairman, said, \u201cNearly four decades ago, a blind golfer\u2019s joy in playing the game inspired me to champion the power of sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud that ISPS HANDA is becoming the first title partner of The G4D Open, building on the outstanding efforts of The R&A and DP World Tour to make golf more inclusive, break down barriers and create opportunities for golfers with disabilities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, \u201cWe thank ISPS HANDA for becoming the first title partner of The G4D Open and extending their significant contribution to golf. Our purpose at The R&A is to open golf to the world, inspiring people through our championships and leading golf\u2019s future through working with our partners. The G4D Open is an important platform in demonstrating that golf is accessible and welcoming to all while encouraging more people with a disability to take up the sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe greatly value the relationship between The R&A and ISPS HANDA and look forward to continuing the development of the Championship in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guy Kinnings, Chief Executive Officer of the European Tour group, said, \u201cWe are delighted to welcome ISPS HANDA as the first-ever title partner of The G4D Open. They have been a tremendous supporter of golf for many years and have a genuine passion for using golf as a force for good, so they are a natural fit for this Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DP World Tour has provided G4D golfers with high profile playing opportunities for several years and The G4D Open has quickly established itself as a world class event that showcases their extraordinary talent on a global stage. This commitment from ISPS HANDA, alongside our continued partnership with The R&A, will help us further elevate the Championship and inspire more people to see golf as a game for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s most talented golfers with disabilities play in The G4D Open, which was staged in Wales for the first time this year after three previous editions at Woburn. Simon Seungmin Lee from the Republic of Korea and Germany\u2019s Jennifer Sr\u00e4ga enjoyed memorable first victories in the respective men\u2019s and women\u2019s events at Celtic Manor Resort in May.<\/p>\n
The championship continues to be supported by EDGA \u2013 formally the European Disabled Golf Association \u2013 in an advisory role.<\/p>\n
Irishman Brendan Lawlor, a two-time G4D Open Champion and an ISPS HANDA ambassador, added, \u201cI\u2019m delighted ISPS HANDA is becoming title partner of The G4D Open to expand their support of golf across various levels of the sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe R&A, DP World Tour and EDGA put in so much work to stage the championship and the support of ISPS HANDA will now further elevate its profile. As an ambassador, I know their passion for the power of sport and their dedication to inspire, break down barriers and create opportunities. Having competed in all four years of The G4D Open and winning the men\u2019s event in 2023 and 2025, it\u2019s a championship that is very special to me and I look forward to its continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISPS HANDA is expanding its support for golf as the first-ever title partner of The G4D Open, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-949809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}