LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Essay Contest
The "E" in ME is...
At LPGA*USGA Girls Golf we believe girls can do anything they set their minds to achieve. The Five E’s of Girls Golf help girls expand their horizons by inspiring them with the tools they need to thrive on and off the golf course.
Choose one of the “Five E’s” of Girls Golf and share (in 300 words or less) how you personify the “E” in your daily life and explain how your participation in Girls in the Game or Girls Golf makes you feel safe to be yourself.
- Do you EMPOWER your family and friends by encouraging them to reach for their goals?
- Or have you become a leader and a friend by ENGAGING with younger girls?
Tell us how the one of these “E’s” has played a role in your life for a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The Five E’s of Girls Golf:
- Empower: We EMPOWER girls with confidence and inspire them to dream BIG
- Enrich: We ENRICH girls lives by expanding their minds and horizons
- Engage: We ENGAGE girls with positive female role models and mentors
- Energize: We ENERGIZE girls with passion for the game of golf, and the game of life
- Exercise: We EXERCISE girls’ minds and bodies helping them unlock their full potential
The authors of the top essays will be selected to be featured on LPGA.com and will walk inside the ropes with golf-legend Nancy Lopez during the UL Invitational on Sunday, July 30th at Conway Farms Golf Club.
Submit your essay and official entry form to hello@girlsgolf.org no later than June 26th for your chance to win!
UL Invitational T-Shirt Design Contest
Contest Description: Girls ages 5 – 17 who plan to attend the UL Invitational hosted by Girls Golf will have the opportunity to submit a creative design following UL’s theme.
Choose one of UL’s “E’s” and create an illustration depicting how you’re making an impact in your community or in the world to make it a safer place for future generations. UL works to make the world a safer place by applying science to solve safety, security and sustainability challenges by focusing on its own E's:
- Educate about Safety
- Explore Innovation
- Engineer Progress
How to submit entries: Official entry forms and essay/design entries should be submitted no later than Monday, June 26th by mail to:
ATTN: Girls Golf T-Shirt Design Contest 100 International Golf Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32124
OR scanned and emailed to hello@girlsgolf.org. Scanned design contest entries should be a full-color high-res JPEG image and the dimensions should be several thousand pixels in each dimension (scanned at an actual size at 600ppi).
The selection process: Submissions will be judged on creative ability and connection to theme and the winning design will be printed on the participant t-shirts and worn by participants of the UL Invitational hosted by Girls Golf on July 30th.
Select submissions may be used on LPGA.com, UL.com and/or GirlsGolf.org websites or on social media outlets.