VALUE, INNOVATION, GROWTH

Advancing the Sustainability of Golf through Outreach & Connections

Vendor Resources Administration (VRA) helps golf industry organizations easily access, search, and engage diverse and local suppliers through the VRA CONNECT platform. Supplier inclusion brings value, innovation, and competition into the supply chain. It also supports the growth of the game by creating an environment that welcomes a variety of people to participate in golf’s economy, increasing interest and likelihood for participation in the sport.

VRA CONNECT features the diverse supplier portal and database for the golf industry available online and in real-time to help streamline and grow inclusive supply chains. Purchasers may quickly and easily search from thousands of diverse and local vendors providing goods and services needed by the golf industry. Search by location, service category, business certifications, and more.

The platform also helps provide awareness for diverse and local vendors of existing and upcoming sourcing opportunities within the golf industry. This includes prospective procurement needs for championship events, tournaments, national or regional offices, and golf facilities. Vendors can access outreach opportunities, events, and requests for proposals from golf industry organizations posted and shared through the platform.

Diverse Supplier Definition:

Minority-owned businesses are defined as being at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more US citizens from any of the following ethnic groups: African American or Black, Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Hispanic or Latino(a), Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian.

Women-owned, disability-owned, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned, or LGBTQ+ owned businesses, that are at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more of the respective groups.