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International Sports Promotion Society

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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

History

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  • ISPS Handa was founded in 2006, establishing the “Handa Cup” in the 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 the Handa Cup Japan Pro Bowling Championship and the Handa Cup All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championship. It also began to establish and support tournaments for major international tours.
  • Since 2010, ISPS Handa has been hosting championships in Japan, such as the JPGA Senior Tour and the 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,[3] in which UK professional golfers provide instruction to blind golfers.
  • In 2013, ISPS Handa organized the World Sports Values Summit for Peace in Tokyo.[4][5]
  • In July 2014, ISPS Handa started supporting Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. in the Republic of South Africa.[6]
  • In June 2015, ISPS Handa founded the ISPS Handa Global Cup, its first hosting tournament in association with Japan Golf Tour Organization.[7]

Golf

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ISPS Handa promotes disabled golf and blind golf[8] and provides management and financial support to a number of tournaments in cooperation with the local golf associations worldwide.

There have been several 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”.[9][10][11][12]

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.[13]

Current ISPS Handa events

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Tour Tournament Year Location
ALPG Tour
Ladies European Tour		 ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open 2012–present New Zealand
ALPG Tour, LET, LPGA Tour ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open 2010–present Australia
PGA Tour of Australasia BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open 2016–present New Zealand
N/A The Masters Media Dinner 2013–present United States
N/A The ISPS Handa Mike Tindall 3rd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic 2013–present England
European Seniors Tour ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship 2012–present England
Japan Golf Tour ISPS Handa Global Cup 2015–present Japan
Ladies European Tour ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters 2012–present England
Legends Tour ISPS Handa Cup 2006–present United States
N/A Duke of York Young Champions Trophy 2011–present United Kingdom
IBGA ISPS Handa World Blind Golf Championship 2014–present Worldwide
IBGA ISPS Handa Australian Blind Golf Open 2014–present Australia
IBGA ISPS Handa Austrian Blind Golf Open 2014–present Austria
IBGA ISPS Handa British Blind Golf Open 2014–present Great Britain
IBGA ISPS Handa Ressmeyer Cup 2014–present Italy
IBGA ISPS Handa Canadian Blind Golf Open 2014–present Canada
IBGA ISPS Handa US Blind Golf Open 2014–present United States
IBGA ISPS Handa South African Open 2014–present South Africa
IBGA ISPS Handa Italian Blind Open 2014–present Italy

Past ISPS Handa events

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Tour Tournament Year Country
PGA Tour ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf 2013 Australia
LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour		 Solheim Cup 2013 United States
Japan High School Golf Association
South Korea School Golf Association		 Handa Cup Japan-South Korea Junior Championship 2010–2014 Japan
JPGA ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament 2007–2014 Japan
European Tour ISPS Handa Wales Open 2012–2014 Wales
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia		 ISPS Handa Perth International 2012–2014 Japan
Sunshine Tour
European Tour		 The Nelson Mandela Championship 2012-2013 South Africa
Asian Tour Faldo Series Asia 2013–2014 Asia
Asian Tour Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic (Faldo Series Asia) 2012 Cambodia
PGA Tour Tavistock Cup 2013 United States
Ladies European Tour Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open 2013 Scotland
Legends Tour ISPS Handa Legend's Tour Open Championship 2007–2012 Australia
Golf Australia Handa Australian Senior Open 2007–2012 Australia
European Seniors Tour Handa Irish Senior Open 2010 Ireland
Asian Tour ISPS Handa Singapore Classic 2007 Singapore
JFOS, ISPS Handa Cup Japan golf leader Professional-amateur open 2006–2014 Japan
ISPS ISPS Handa Heroes 2012–2014 United States
Faldo Series Faldo Series USA Grand Final 2013–2014 United States
ISPS ISPS Handa Cup Senior Masters 2010–2011 Japan
ALPG Tour ISPS Handa Australia Cup 2006–2011 Australia
ISPS ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament[14][15] 2013 Japan
ISPS ISPS Glowing Senior Open 2012 Japan
ISPS Handa Cup Senior Championship 2007, 2009 Japan
ISPS Handa Cup Tournament 2010 Japan
ISPS Handa Cup Tournament Under 30〜[16] 2010 Japan
Golf Australia Handa Junior Masters 2009, 2011 Australia
中国高尔夫球协会 Handa Cup Philanthropy in China CGA Challenge Tour 2010 China
JFOS Handa Cup International 2009 China

Summit

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

At the World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development, held on May 23–24, 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, a partnership between ISPS and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was announced.[17]

Japan bowling

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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. With the support of the ISPS, a number of bowling events have been held, and the professionalism of the sport has improved.

Operated Co-Sanctioned Title Year
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup Japan Pro Bowling Championship[18] 2007–present
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championship 2007–present
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup Senior Ladies Pro Bowling Tournaments in Japan 2008–present
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Pro Bowling Tournaments in Japan 2009–present
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Ladies Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan 2009–present
Japan Professional Bowling Association ISPS Handa Cup Pro Bowling Masters in Japan 2010–present
Japan Ladies Bowling Club ISPS Handa Cup Platinum Ladies Bowling Tournaments in Japan 2009–present

Organization

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Foxes foursome and new naming sponsor for Open". Queenstown, New Zealand: Mountain Scene. November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "公益財団法人東京都体育協会加盟競技団体等一覧表" (PDF) (in Japanese). Tokyo. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  3. ^ 続・アカスリ半田劇場2 [Zoku Akasuri Handa Theater 2]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ 16カ国参加スポーツ平和サミット開幕 [World Sports Values Summit for Peace Opens - Participants from 16 Nations]. Daily Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. July 19, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ^ スポーツ平和サミット東京大会が開催-ｽﾎﾟｰﾂの力は無限大 [World Sports Values Summit for Peace in Tokyo is Held – The Power of Sports is Infinite]. PGA News (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan. July 19, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Mpumalanga Black Aces proud of ISPS kit deal". Kick Off. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ ポールターにマスターズ覇者も! ISPSハンダグローバルカップ記者発表会開催 [ISPS Handa Global Cup of the press conference held]. ALBA (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "ISPS Handa and LET sign new agreement". Golf Monthly. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd. December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "ISPS HANDA becomes title sponsor of World Cup of Golf". PGA European Tour. September 11, 2013.
  10. ^ "ISPSハンダがワールドカップのタイトルスポンサーに" [ISPS Handa becomes title sponsor of World Cup of Golf]. ParGolf (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Pargolf & Company. September 11, 2013.
  11. ^ "ISPSハンダがワールドカップのタイトルスポンサーに" [ISPS Handa becomes title sponsor of World Cup of Golf]. Golf Digest (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. September 11, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "ISPS HANDA becomes title sponsor of World Cup of Golf 2013". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. September 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "続・アカスリ半田劇場3" [Zoku Akasuri Handa Theater 3]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. August 13, 2014.
  14. ^ "ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament 2012". JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  15. ^ "ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament 2013". JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  16. ^ "MONTHLY JAPAN GOLF TOUR NEWS LETTER" (PDF). JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  17. ^ "Remarks by H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser United Nations High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations At The World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development". UNAOC. UNAOC. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  18. ^ "HANDA CUP" (PDF). Japan Professional Bowling Association. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  19. ^ "酒井美紀選手のプロフィール" [Profile of Miki Sakai] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Association. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  20. ^ "中山智選手のプロフィール" [Profile of Satoshi Nakayama] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Association. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
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