May 30 will see the return of WGD Palooza, the free virtual event hosted by the organisers of Women’s Golf Day.
WGD Palooza, which is available at WGDPalooza.com, will mark the start of this year’s week-long Women’s Golf Day festivities by digitally connecting golfers, brands, celebrities and governing bodies in celebration of golf. The event features prizes and special content with an emphasis on encouraging more women to play and participate, including an especially curated tour of the USGA’s Golf Museum.
With free digital access for anyone in the world, live chat, and unique exclusive content from the heart of the women’s game, WGD Palooza 2023 is set to connect more golf lovers than ever before. In addition, WGD sponsors have turned up the excitement levels with some fantastic prizes available on the day, including a Callaway driver, a set of mint proof coins celebrating Arnold Palmer’s career from the USGA, a pair of MyJoys from FootJoy and many more.
This annual event connects thousands of golfers from around the world to inspirational stories that have shaped the game from its inception through to the present day. One highlight in store for 2023 is a digital tour of the famous USGA Golf House Museum that will take viewers inside the stories of women and men who have paved the way for today’s professionals. In addition to the amazing memorabilia from Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Annika Sorenstam there is the golf club used by Alan Shepard for the famous shot on the moon during the Apollo 14 moon landing.
The tour also includes the remarkable story of Althea Gibson, who became the first African American woman to win a Tennis Grand Slam event, switched sports to excel on the LPGA Tour and then continued on to become the first female U.S. state athletic commissioner. Other fantastic exhibits include stories of triumph in the face of adversity including the story of Babe Zaharias, one of the US’s most impressive female athletes, who continued to play after a cancer diagnosis and became known not only for her athletic abilities but as a public advocate for cancer awareness. Plus a section chartering Ben Hogan’s remarkable comeback from his 1949 life-threatening car accident, defying the odds to win on tour again.
Elisa Gaudet, founder of Women’s Golf Day, and the WGD team created WGD Palooza in 2021 at a time where connection was more significant than ever, and that driving force remains at the heart of the celebrations as she explains, “The pandemic inspired us to create a virtual event that would provide connections that many of us missed. This connectivity and unity remains at the heart of WGD Palooza as we bring together people from all around the globe to learn and get inspired by some of the most incredible stories from the world of golf. Add in fantastic sponsor giveaways, celebrity messages and the chance to be part of a truly global event no matter where you live, and WGD Palooza 2023 is set to the perfect start of our new week-long celebrations.”
With more than 1,000 locations globally running events across the week, Women’s Golf Day now offers more opportunity than ever before for women and girls to celebrate the game they love and introduce their friends to the sport. To find your local location and join an official event simply visit www.womensgolfday.com/locations. And don’t forget to wear red and white clothing on the day.
To attend WGD Palooza simply register for the live link at womensgolfday.com/wgdpalooza