British Speedgolf are one of five
founding members of the
International Speedgolf Alliance.
Alongside the US, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. In 2019 Speedgolf Finland was invited to join and in 2024 France, Sweden, Belgium, and Ireland were inducted into the Alliance.
Origins of the ISGA (2014–2018)
As Speedgolf expanded outside the USA in the early 2010s, leaders recognized that the sport’s growth required a shared international vision, standardized rules, and collaborative governance. In 2014, Scott Dawley began developing a global framework rooted in national governing bodies, democratic processes, and a unified international alliance. His conviction was simple: Speedgolf’s identity, growth, and Olympic potential would depend on collective stewardship and alignment with the global golf community.
In 2015, Virginia Deigan (Speedgolf Australia) and Pam Painter (British Speedgolf) joined this foundational effort. By 2017, Phil Aickin (Golf New Zealand) and Mike Ishizaka (Speedgolf Japan) added their national perspectives, completing the leadership group needed for a new global era.
In 2018, this multi-year collaboration culminated in the official formation of the International Speedgolf Alliance (ISGA), established by the following founding NSGOs: Speedgolf USA, Speedgolf Australia, British Speedgolf, Golf New Zealand, and Speedgolf Japan.
2018–2024: The Next Chapter of the ISGA Era – welcoming more members
The inaugural ISGA Speedgolf World Championships and Team World Cup (“Worlds Week”) were held in 2018 at Turning Stone Resort in New York, where Speedgolf Finland formally joined. After postponing the 2020 Worlds Week planned for Japan, the ISGA held the next Worlds Week in 2022 at World Golf Village in Florida, USA. In 2024, the ISGA hosted its first World Championships outside the United States in Sakura, Japan, welcoming four new nations: Speedgolf France, Speedgolf Belgium, Speedgolf Ireland, and Speedgolf Sweden—bringing membership to ten national associations.
2024 WORLDS WEEK
Speedgolf World Championships & ISGA Speedgolf World Cup
Was hosted on November 13-15, 2024
Seven Hundred Club, Tochigi 329-1414, Japan
Speedgolfers from 13 Nations from across the globe competed for the solo and team event (Pairs)
Capacity: Individual Competition: 80 participants, Pairs Team Competition: 30
Congratulations to The British Team of Luke Willett and Luke Bone for winning the ISGA Speedgolf World Cup
(Team Pairs event)
Kathy Leppard and Bev Fentiman took the bronze for the Women’ s ISGA Speedgolf World Cup Team Pairs category. See the full ISGA Speedgolf World Cup results
The new World Speedgolf Champion is Jin Ohta from Japan and the New Women’s Speedgolf World Champion is Liz McKinnon from New Zealand with Marko Kuningas from Finland taking the World Senior Speedgolf Title. It is great to see such a spread of success across many nations! See the full results for the Individual Speedgolf World Champions
Official Press Release from the ISGA
The event is hosted Biennially with the next World Speedgolf Championships to be hosted in 2026 in New Zealand, then for 2028 it will be hosted in the UK!
Former World Speedgolf Champion
Jamie Reid from New Zealand won the
2022 World Speedgolf Championships
Take a look at these incredible stats from his victory at the last World Championships in 2022 in the USA
Former World Speedgolf Champion
Mikko Rantanen from Finland won the
2018 World Speedgolf Championships
Mikko Rantanen set the bar high early on shooting 1 under PAR in just 55 minutes and 28 seconds giving him a Speedgolf Score of 126:28
The ISGA sadly had to cancel the scheduled World Championships in 2020/2021 due to the disruption and uncertainty regarding Covid restrictions and travel bans but the event bounced back with great success in 2022 hosted in the USA.