1、GOLF AND HEALTH 2021-2025 Golf and Health 2021-2025 3 2 Images:The R&A,Getty Images Design and illustration:Sangster DesignWELCOME.4SUMMARY.6 The health benefits of golfA DEVELOPING STORY Events,research and activities from 2021 to 2025.8 Other key initiatives:Championships,Golf Ireland,Golf It!.14R
2、ESEARCH.16CASE STUDIES 1:Ladies European Tour Performance Institute.18 2:Strength and Balance.20 3:Golf in Society.22 4:AIG Womens Open 2025.24 5:Fitness focus in the Middle East.26 6:Womens Health.28 7:Nutrition.30 8:Mental Health.32 9:Collaborations with the IOC on Health and Science.34 10:Beat th
3、e Heat.36THE FUTURE.38CONTENTS.Golf and Health 2021-2025 5 4 These facts alone have long been known by golfers themselves but educating those beyond the sport about its many health benefits,including non-golfers,public health professionals and governments,was a key reason why the first report was pu
4、blished in 2020.Since then,health has started to become part of the sports narrative.The benefits are more visible,people are more aware.The golf industry,as a collective,has become more effective at positioning the sport as a health-enhancing activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages,abili
5、ties and backgrounds.Jonathan Edwards CBE,the famed former Olympic triple jump champion and now a Global Ambassador for The R&A,tells his own story.“When I retired from athletics there were two things I wanted to do,”Edwards,59,explains.“One was to go on a skiing holiday and the other was to play go
6、lf.“Golf has now become a really important part of my life.I just fell in love with it.I love playing with my mates in a four-ball and I love being outside,but I didnt fully appreciate it was actually really good for my health and fitness.“So the way I approach golf has changed.When I first started