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PROFILE OF THE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GOLF ASSOCIATION

The Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association (T&TGA) is the Governing Body for Golf in Trinidad & Tobago and comprises the membership of the seven Golf Clubs in the Country:St. Andrew's, Pointe-a-Pierre, Chaguaramas, Ste. Madeleine, Brechin Castle, Leewards Golf Club (Tobago), Plantations Golf and Country Club (Tobago) and was founded in the early 1960s.

Our objective is to promote and safeguard the interest of golf in accordance with the Royal and Ancient 'R&A' of St. Andrew's, Scotland and the United States Golf Association, 'USGA'.

The Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association inaugurated the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in 1957, played between Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago which has since grown to include 11 states and is now the premier golfing event in Caribbean Golf and which spawned the Caribbean Golf Association. In the 47 years of the tournament Trinidad & Tobago has won 16 times and hosted it 9 times, we are the host for 2003.

Among the numerous tournaments held, some for charity hosted by Member Clubs and others run directly by the T&TGA, our flagship event annually is the Trinidad & Tobago Open Championship. This tournament is the oldest in the Caribbean and is among the oldest in the World, started in 1907 and played continuously since then. In 1972 professionals played for the first time and in the years to follow they came from all over the world, some of these professionals have gone on to playing on the European Tour and the P.G.A. One of our local players, Stephen Ames, is now a successful campaigner on the P.G.A. Tour.

The Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association has a junior committee that looks after the affairs of Junior Golf and currently has over 300 juniors in the various programmes. We also participate and host the Caribbean Junior Golf Championships and have been very successful at this level. The continued growth of our Junior Programme is very satisfying.

Trinidad & Tobago is currently conducting a training programme for our local professionals; we have sourced a British PGA Professional to train the teaching Pros and to also have Clinics for Juniors and Seniors throughout the Country.

In summary, the T&TGA with the Junior arm, is committed to the further development of Golf, and to fostering relationships with principals, clubs and Associations locally, regionally, and internationally in an effort to build a strong organization, thus providing an opportunity for boys and girls, men and women to be part of a character building sport with career opportunities. Also being cognizant of our National interest we work with our Tourist Board and other stakeholders to promote and encourage Golf Tourism in Trinidad & Tobago.