International Sports Promotion Society


International Sports Promotion Society is a Japanese non-profit organization known for sponsorship of the PGA Seniors Championship and LPGA Women's Australian Open tournaments and promotion of dedicated to promoting the involvement of the visually disabled in golfing. ISPS Handa supports blind golf worldwide. ISPS Handa is a member of the Tokyo Sports Association, a public interest incorporated foundation. The founder Haruhisa Handa is known for promoting Blind Golf and introducing blind golf to Japan. ISPS is committed to promote disabled golf to be adopted as an official event of the Paralympics.

History

ISPS Handa promotes disabled golf and blind golf, 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 entitled “ISPS”, the abbreviation of International Sports Promotion Society and “HANDA” which is the last name of Haruhisa Handa, the Chairman, 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”.
The 6th PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament, had total prize money 5 times higher than the previous year’s, 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 organized by ISPS, and the 2014 event was entitled as the “ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament”.
The ISPS Handa Global Cup 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.

Current ISPS Handa Events

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 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 Tournament2013Japan
ISPSISPS Glowing Senior Open2012Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Senior Championship2007, 2009Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Tournament2010Japan
ISPSHanda Cup Tournament Under 30〜2010Japan
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 was announced.

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 Championship2007–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
;Honorary Chairman
;Director
;Affiliation pro
;Ambassadors