Surrey Ladies County Golf Association has made the landmark decision to change its name.
The move to become Surrey Women’s Golf Ltd was voted through by delegates representing more than 100 affiliated clubs attending the county’s AGM at Walton Heath Golf Club on Saturday (November 25th).
Surrey Women’s Golf – the third largest English county body representing female golfers – will also become a limited company, which gives it greater legal protection.
Surrey Women’s Golf becomes only the second English county, looking after the interests of female golfers, to change its formal name to incorporate the word ‘women’s’ instead of the more outdated term of “ladies”. Lincolnshire changed its name to Lincolnshire Women’s Golf Association in 2018.
England Golf encourages the use of the term “women” and has adopted it in its general terminology. This reflects the move across sport to promote inclusivity by phasing out the word ‘ladies’ to describe sportswomen. There are nine unified counties in England which have adopted the term “women” but not in their actual title.
Jane Bathurst, Captain of Surrey Women’s Golf, said: “As the County body representing female golfers in Surrey, we want to promote inclusivity in our sport and to encourage all women to get involved.
“It is important to move with the times and to ensure that we appeal to women across the board. We hope that our name change to Surrey Women’s Golf reflects this.”
As well as a new name, Surrey Women’s Golf has updated its logo to use alongside its new identity. The new look can be seen on the website at www.surreywomensgolf.org, as well as on Instagram (@SurreyWomensGolf), X – formally known as Twitter – at @SurreyWomenGolf and Facebook at Surrey Womens Golf.