International Sports Promotion Society

International Sports Promotion Society (国際スポーツ振興協会, Kokusai Spōtsu Shinkō Kyoukai) (ISPS, also known as ISPS Handa) is a Japanese non-profit organization known for its sponsorship of golf tournaments worldwide, including the PGA Seniors Championship and LPGA Women's Australian Open. ISPS Handa is a member of the Tokyo Sports Association, a public interest incorporated foundation.[2]

International Sports Promotion Society
国際スポーツ振興協会
AbbreviationISPS, ISPS HANDA
Formation2006 (2006)
FounderHaruhisa Handa
TypeNon-profit
PurposeTo increase welfare through sports[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Websitewww.ispsgolf.com

"ISPS founder Haruhisa Handa is known for promoting blind golf and introducing the sport to Japan."[3] ISPS is involved in the campaign for disabled golf to be adopted as an official event of the Paralympics.[4]

History

  • ISPS Handa was founded in 2006, establishing “Handa Cup” in US, as well as the “Handa Australian Cup” in Australia to fund and support LPGA senior golf tournaments. It also began organizing amateur events such as the Handa Cup All-Japan Golf Tutors Pro-Am Open Championship.
  • Since 2007, ISPS Handa has also supported bowling tournaments in Japan, and has co-sanctioned Handa Cup Japan Pro Bowling Championship and Handa Cup All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championship. It also began to establish and support tournaments for international major tours.
  • Since 2010, ISPS Handa has been hosting championships in Japan such as: JPGA Senior Tour and JGTO Challenge Tournament, including the ISPS Handa Cup Senior Masters.
  • In January 2012, ISPS Handa established the ISPS Handa PGA Academy Program in collaboration with the PGA European Tour,[5] in which UK professional golfers provide instruction to blind golfers.
  • In 2013, ISPS Handa organized World Sports Values Summit for Peace in Tokyo.[6][7]
  • In July 2014, ISPS Handa started supporting Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. in the Republic of South Africa.[8]
  • In June 2015, ISPS Handa founded ISPS Handa Global Cup, its first hosting tournament in association with Japan Golf Tour Organization.[9]

Golf

ISPS Handa promotes disabled golf and blind golf,[10] and provides management and financial support to a number of tournaments in cooperation with the local golf associations worldwide.

There have been a number of tournaments organized titled “ISPS” as an abbreviation of International Sports Promotion Society, and “HANDA” which is the last name of Chairman Haruhisa Handa, as well as the combined title “ISPS HANDA”. ISPS Handa became the title sponsor for the 2013 Golf World Cup, resulting in the official title of the tournament as “ISPS Handa World Cup Golf”.[11][12][13][14]

The 6th PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament (organized by The Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan), had total prize money 5 times higher than the previous year's (2006 The 5th PGA Philanthropy Rebornest Senior Open), becoming the first “Total Prize Money 100,000,000 yen Tournament” in the history of the PGA Senior Tour. Since its 11th event in 2012, this Tournament has been conducted by ISPS, and the 2014 event was entitled as the “ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament”.

The ISPS Handa Global Cup (Japan Golf Tour Organization) launched in June 2015, was broadcast overseas as a golf program with a commentator in English for the first time in the golf history of Japan. Besides the TV broadcast, the program was also distributed online through Ustream. The winner received as a prize a Japanese green Haori, instead of the green jacket.[15]

Current ISPS Handa events

TourTournamentYearLocation
ALPG Tour
Ladies European Tour
ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open2012–presentNew Zealand
ALPG Tour, LET, LPGA TourISPS Handa Women's Australian Open2010–presentAustralia
PGA Tour of AustralasiaBMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open2016–presentNew Zealand
N/AThe Masters Media Dinner2013–presentUnited States
N/AThe ISPS Handa Mike Tindall 3rd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic2013–presentEngland
European Seniors TourISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship2012–presentEngland
Japan Golf TourISPS Handa Global Cup2015–presentJapan
Ladies European TourISPS Handa Ladies European Masters2012–presentEngland
Legends TourISPS Handa Cup2006–presentUnited States
N/ADuke of York Young Champions Trophy2011–presentUnited Kingdom
IBGAISPS Handa World Blind Golf Championship2014–presentWorldwide
IBGAISPS Handa Australian Blind Golf Open2014–presentAustralia
IBGAISPS Handa Austrian Blind Golf Open2014–presentAustria
IBGAISPS Handa British Blind Golf Open2014–presentGreat Britain
IBGAISPS Handa Ressmeyer Cup2014–presentItaly
IBGAISPS Handa Canadian Blind Golf Open2014–presentCanada
IBGAISPS Handa US Blind Golf Open2014–presentUnited States
IBGAISPS Handa South African Open2014–presentSouth Africa
IBGAISPS Handa Italian Blind Open2014–presentItaly

Past ISPS Handa events

TourTournamentYearCountry
PGA TourISPS Handa World Cup of Golf2013Australia
LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Solheim Cup2013United States
Japan High School Golf Association
South Korea School Golf Association
Handa Cup Japan-South Korea Junior Championship2010–2014Japan
JPGAISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament2007–2014Japan
European TourISPS Handa Wales Open2012–2014Wales
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
ISPS Handa Perth International2012–2014Japan
Sunshine Tour
European Tour
The Nelson Mandela Championship2012-2013South Africa
Asian TourFaldo Series Asia2013–2014Asia
Asian TourHanda Faldo Cambodian Classic (Faldo Series Asia)2012Cambodia
PGA TourTavistock Cup2013United States
Ladies European TourAberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open2013Scotland
Legends TourISPS Handa Legend's Tour Open Championship2007–2012Australia
Golf AustraliaHanda Australian Senior Open2007–2012Australia
European Seniors TourHanda Irish Senior Open2010Ireland
Asian TourISPS Handa Singapore Classic2007Singapore
JFOS, ISPSHanda Cup Japan golf leader Professional-amateur open2006–2014Japan
ISPSISPS Handa Heroes2012–2014United States
Faldo SeriesFaldo Series USA Grand Final2013–2014United States
ISPSISPS Handa Cup Senior Masters2010–2011Japan
ALPG TourISPS Handa Australia Cup2006–2011Australia
ISPSISPS Charity Challenge Tournament[16][17]2013Japan
ISPSISPS Glowing Senior Open2012Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Senior Championship2007, 2009Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Tournament2010Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Tournament Under 30〜[18]2010Japan
Golf AustraliaHanda Junior Masters2009, 2011Australia
中国高尔夫球协会Handa Cup Philanthropy in China CGA Challenge Tour2010China
JFOSHanda Cup International2009China

Summit

ISPS co-sanctioned the World Sports Values Summit for Peace in Tokyo, which was held on 18–19 July 2013. Top athletes and researchers came together from 16 countries around the world to discuss the topic “Sports can contribute to harmonize the development of humanity and to establish and encourage a peaceful society”.

At the World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development, held on 23–24 May 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters, New York City, a partnership between ISPS and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was announced.[19]

Japan bowling

In Japan ISPS supports bowling, hosting national tournaments throughout the year. In Japan roughly 20% of the population bowls, compared with the 13.8% who play golf. However, the number of bowling alleys has decreased from 3,000 to 1,000. Through the support of the ISPS, a number of bowling events have been held and the professionalism of the sport has been advanced.

OperatedCo-SanctionedTitleYear
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup Japan Pro Bowling Championship[20]2007–present
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championship2007–present
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup Senior Ladies Pro Bowling Tournaments in Japan2008–present
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup Philanthropy Pro Bowling Tournaments in Japan2009–present
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup Philanthropy Ladies Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan2009–present
Japan Professional Bowling AssociationISPSHanda Cup Pro Bowling Masters in Japan2010–present
Japan Ladies Bowling ClubISPSHanda Cup Platinum Ladies Bowling Tournaments in Japan2009–present

Organization

Founder and Chairman
  • Haruhisa Handa
Honorary Chairman
Director
Affiliation pro
Golfers
Ambassadors

See also

References

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