Advancing the game of golf and serving those who play it, by representing and developing those who lead it.
The IAGA is composed of approximately 700 members from 83 golf organizations primarily in the USA and Canada.
IAGA specifies three types of memberships: Association, Affiliate and Honorary.
Amateur golf associations responsible for administering the game of golf in their jurisdiction (whether that be: conducting amateur championships, and/or administering a national handicap system from a national handicapping authority). This membership includes all paid staff of the association except part-time interns. Only paid staff members are eligible to serve on the board of directors of the Association.
As part of the Association membership, and in addition to the paid staff or for associations with no paid staff, each association may designate up to two volunteer leaders to be members of the IAGA annually. The board will have the authority to write policies and procedures that define the membership benefits available for use by these designated volunteer leaders in accordance with programming designed for such individuals, i.e., certain may be best suited for officers of the association while other offerings could be developed for volunteer leadership or for new board members. Volunteer leader members may serve on an Advisory committee but may not serve as directors or officers of the Association.
Those companies or organizations that are national or regional in scope and work with the (Amateur Golf Community) in promoting the game and its long-term future. This membership would include the following subcategories: (I.) national organizations (such as WGF, PGA of America, GCSAA, CMAA, NGF, NGCOA Professional Tours and other similar organizations), (II.) Regional organizations (such as PGA sections, GCSAA, CMAA, and NGCOA chapters, and other similar organizations), and (III.) for-profit entities (such as vendors, manufacturers and other similar entities who have a significant portion of their gross revenues derived through the golf industry. This level of membership will have benefits and access to IAGA programming as established by the board from time to time.
Association members who are recognized by the Board for their service to the organization and the game. These individuals have had exceptional careers in the golf industry, and their contributions to the IAGA in the past have been paramount to the IAGA’s success.