• New coaching scholarship available as Nippon Shaft links with Karrie Webb Series

By Australian Golf Media

Seven-time major winner Karrie Webb’s influence on the next generation of Australian
golfers is set to grow with the launch of a new coaching scholarship thanks to a partnership
with Nippon Shaft.

The Karrie Webb Coaching Scholarship aims to acknowledge, support and further develop
young female golf coaches who have aspirations to excel in their coaching careers.
It includes valuable opportunities for the winner to enhance their coaching skills and learn
from world-class coaches and mentors from Australia and around the world.

Applications will open in early in the 2024 with Karrie and the Golf Australia High
Performance team to select the successful applicant based on their potential and passion for
coaching.

The coaching scholarship will add to Karrie’s continuing support of the successful playing
scholarships which are awarded annually to two of Australia’s best women golfers based on
their performances in the KW Series and Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking.
Nippon Shaft has joined as a partner of the 2023/24 series which will be known as the KW
Series presented by Nippon Shaft.  

Organised by Golf Australia as part of its commitment to growing the game for women and
girls, it features a series of events at both the amateur and professional levels across the
country, starting with the Queensland Stroke Play event at Bribie Island and Pacific Harbour
on August 21-25.

Nippon Shaft Senior Managing Director Mr Nobuyoshi Okita said: “Over the 18 years that
Karrie Webb has been a brand ambassador for Nippon Shaft, the company has witnessed
Karrie’s passion for helping mentor Australia’s next generation of elite female golfers.
“We’re delighted to be a part of helping these women reach their full potential, as well as
providing our support to the new coaching scholarship.”

Each KW Series event, from August into the opening months of 2024, consists of a minimum
of 54 holes and qualifies as a Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking event.
At season’s end, two players will receive a Karrie Webb Scholarship, valued at $15,000 per
athlete, which provides financial support for international travel, playing experiences over the
northern hemisphere summer and additional development opportunities.

One scholarship winner will be selected from the Karrie Webb Series presented by Nippon
Shaft Order of Merit, while the other will be chosen from the top of the WAGR.
The series winner will also have the option to receive a Nippon Shaft fitting and add Nippon
Shaft equipment to their bag.

Karrie Webb said it had been rewarding to see the enormous progress past playing
scholarship winners had made in the game.
“We’ve seen Minjee Lee and Hannah Green win majors; Su Oh, Grace Kim and Karis
Davidson graduate to the LPGA Tour; and Kirsten Rudgeley is a rookie on this year’s Ladies
European Tour,” she said.
“It’s an honour to be part of their journey and to help them reach their goals.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the talent that emerges through the upcoming series and
welcoming our next scholarship recipients.

“The new coaching scholarship is a great addition. We’ll be empowering and nurturing the
next generation of female coaches, providing them with the resources and guidance
necessary to thrive in their coaching careers.”

Golf Australia’s Women and Girls Pathway Manager Stacey Peters said: “Having Nippon
Shaft on board as our presenting partner will help us take the Karrie Webb Series to the next
level.
“The Karrie Webb Scholarship is very much sought after amongst our players and I’m sure
we will experience a great series of events this year, as well as identifying our first recipient
of the coaching scholarship.”

New Points System
A new points system has been introduced for selected professional events within the
2023/24 series. There will be elevated points for the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, and any
event that is co-sanctioned with LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA that has more than six
amateurs competing. 

Points and Eligibility
Players earn points based on their finishing positions in the Karrie Webb Series events. To
be eligible for the scholarship, players must compete in a minimum of six events.

Points Accumulation
Players accumulate points from their best six finishes, irrespective of the total number of
events they participate in.

Find out more about the Karrie Webb scholarship presented by Nippon Shaft here.

Upcoming events
Queensland Strokeplay: 22-23 August, 2023
Bowra & O'Dea: 28-30 August, 2023
Mandurah Open: 2-4 September, 2023
Keperra Bowl: 10-13 October, 2023
The Dunes Medal: 28 November - 1 December, 2023
The ISPS HANDA Australian Open: 30 November-4 December, 2023
Master of the Amateurs: 9-12 January 2024

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