The ModGolf Podcast: How A Simple Invitation Becomes A Powerful Way To Grow Golf- Laura Diaz, Sr. Director Of Community & Inclusion With The LPGA
In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Laura Diaz, the Sr. Director of Community & Inclusion with the LPGA. Diaz learned through her own experiences how important it can be to make the effort to invite people out to play golf.
That simple act can open a world of opportunity for many who would not otherwise consider getting into the game.
"I have become a lot more self-aware about being that person that invites others because we do get cliquey."
"I've always thought of golf as a game of invitation, because when I hear stories of whether it's women, or colleagues who've taken up the game it's always like, 'Oh, my husband plays. So, I eventually played.' Or, 'my dad played,' which is my case and we played golf. I asked my mom a couple years ago, 'Why don't you play golf?' And she said, because nobody ever invited me. To me that was heartbreaking because my mom was an athlete, but she let golf be something that my dad and my brother and I did separately."
- Laura Diaz, Sr. Director of Community & Inclusion With The LPGA
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"If we go back in history, systemically with PGA of America's "Caucasian Only Clause" that was in effect till 1960, which was not that long ago. So if you look at that, you really didn't see that many black, brown, Hispanic people in the game. Fast forward to me growing up, people still didn't have that representation. I'm a big believer in 'If you can see it, you can be it,' right? If I can see somebody that looks like me, if I have that representation that I can get into this sport, or I can see a career in it."
- Laura Diaz, Sr. Director of Community & Inclusion With The LPGA