FAIRways Council
We believe golf is for all
We enjoy this game so much that we want to share it with the world regardless of race, creed, sex or age. We are committed to doing our part to help make the game more accessible.
FAIRways Council Statement
We weave our differences together throughout our organization and create an inclusive environment where we appreciate and welcome our Associates’ differences in background, style, ideas and beliefs. At PGA TOUR Superstore, respect for all is at the heart of our Values.
"I appreciate that we are a leader in the industry and practice inclusion on a daily basis. I am very thankful that our company vision aligns with progress and growth. I am a fan of the culture and enjoy coming to work everyday!"
-PGA TOUR Superstore Associate
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Associate Resource Groups are voluntary, Associate-led groups whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace across PGA TOUR Superstore.
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Veterans & People with Varying Disabilities
Adaptive Golf: Possibilities, Not Disabilities
PGA TOUR Superstore has long been an advocate for Adaptive Golf and this year is launching an important initiative to train more of their golf club fitters in Adaptive Golf club fitting, thereby expanding the services offered in our stores across the country.
Adaptive golf empowers individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, health and age-related challenges to play and enjoy the game of golf. That’s just the beginning. This community has also discovered improvements in the quality of their lives, mind, body and soul.
One of PGA TOUR Superstore's long-time instructors and fitters and Georgia State Golf Association member and Adaptive Golf Association Board member, Tim Wilkes, has been leading PGATSS Adaptive Golf initiatives for many years and recently spearheaded PGATSS’ inaugural Adaptive Golf Summit held at our Performance Training Center.
Several of PGATSS’ most experienced club fitters from across the country were in attendance for the week-long training held at its metro-Atlanta headquarters. Tim and Dave Windsor, program director for the Georgia State Golf Association’s Adaptive Golf partnered with the Master Fitter/Adaptive Specialist from PING Golf, and two top physical therapists in the southeast to develop and launch this program in several PGATSS markets.
“This has been an eye-opening experience. Where to start. I’d say, one of my biggest takeaways is an understanding there is can, rather than cannot.”
– Steve Ford, PGATSS Fitter, Vernon Hills, Illinois
Also, in attendance were adaptive athletes from the Atlanta area with physical, mental and PTSD needs. They shared their experiences and their passion for the game. Not just from a perspective of enjoyment of the game, but more importantly the mental and social benefits golf has provided them.
Our club fitters learned to be mindful of adaptive athletes and the importance of getting into their world to understand how they learn and then teach in the adaptive golfer’s terms.
As part of the training, simulated tools were used to create different disabilities - from being blindfolded to simulate a blind person to using equipment simulating an amputee’s experience. This provided fitters with an understanding of the challenges the adaptive golfers face and ways that they can better help individuals with their game.
“Everyone has limitations in life, but it’s how you work with them.”
– Martin Sludds, Fitter, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
“I’ve never seen a group of fitters more excited about an initiative,” said Jill Spiegel, president, PGATSS. “This is one of the best examples of Give Back To Others that I have seen in my thirteen years with the company, and we are extremely proud of what Tim is accomplishing.”