Golf

DP World Tour launches new Golf for the Disabled Tour

New tour will feature a minimum of seven tournaments in 2022 including an Irish event

The DP World Tour has launched a new G4D Tour. Photograph: Michael Owens/Getty Images

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 11:57

The DP World Tour has launched the newly-named G4D (Golf for the Disabled) Tour, which will feature a minimum of seven tournaments in 2022.

New events will take place at the Betfred British Masters, Porsche European Open, Horizon Irish Open, BMW PGA Championship and Estrella Damm N.A Andalucia Masters.

The DP World Tour has also committed to a financial support package for the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) which will see EDGA move from a volunteer-led organisation to a semi-professional one.

Kipp Popert, the number one ranked player in the gross World Ranking for Golfers with a Disability, said: “The EDGA has been doing amazing work for more than 20 years and this new collaboration with The DP World Tour will create opportunities for more golfers with a disability to showcase their talents and compete on a global stage.

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“Golf is unique in that it can be a fully inclusive sport. It is my aim to capitalise on every opportunity throughout my career, in the hope that I can help inspire more people with disabilities to take up golf and enjoy its benefits.

“The G4D Tour is an exciting initiative which will benefit many.”

Last season, the DP World Tour staged the five-event EDGA European Tour, with Irishman Brendan Lawlor taking the title after winning the EDGA Dubai Finale, which took place alongside the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

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