The Florida State Golf Association is a state-wide non-profit organization dedicated to promotion and preservation of golf. Formed in 1913, the FSGA is comprised of 350 dedicated volunteers who provide their time as course raters, tournament officials and advisers to junior golf programs. The FSGA is the largest state golf association in the country, with more than 220,000 individual members, and 900 golf club members. Each year, the FSGA conducts more than 500 days of competition, including; State Championships, the Florida Junior Tour, the Winter Series, the State Inter-club Matches, One-Day competitions and qualifiers for the USGA National Championships. The organization in authorized by the United States Golf Association to provide golf handicaps and course rating services to the clubs of Florida to ensure accurate application of the USGA Handicap System. Hundreds of men and women volunteer their time to rate and measure the state's 1,200 golf courses. The FSGA provides college scholarships and grants through it's Foundation. Funds are provided so that junior golfers and their families have the opportunity to compete in junior competitions throughout Florida and the United States.
