United States Golf Association (USGA): "For the Good of the Game"

Kristan Strout - Major Gift Officer

USGA Foundation
The USGA is a nonprofit, mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community; to showcase the game’s best and the USGA museum; to govern the game; and to advance issues important to golf’s future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion.

In 2023, the USGA launched the U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) – the country’s first unified pathway to nurture the potential of America’s top young golfers, starting with competitive junior golf and progressing to the pinnacles of the sport. The program’s goal is to identify, train, develop, fund and support the nation’s most promising young players – regardless of cultural, geographic or financial background. The USNDP provides financial grants designed to mitigate barriers of cost to promising junior golfers who demonstrate both financial need and the potential to progress through the USNDP pathway.

Kristan Strout, of the USGA Foundation, will provide the latest on the USNDP team and grant program and USGA's top priorities to advance the game. She will also share opportunities to get involved and upcoming USGA championships in the area.

About the Speaker

Kristan Strout is a Major Gift Officer for the USGA Foundation covering the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. The Foundation serves as the member engagement and philanthropic giving program within the USGA. It secures resources to fulfill the USGA’s commitment to invest in programs and innovative solutions that best serve golf for all who love and play it.

A Boston resident, Kristan comes to the USGA with a background in college athletics having worked in the Athletic Department at Harvard University as Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club and the Director of Women's Basketball Operations. She earned a bachelor's degree from Stonehill College where she was a two-time captain of the women's basketball team, a Masters in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University, and an MBA from Husson University.