Houston, Texas (Aug. 20, 2025) – WalkingGolfer.com has re-launched and as soon as once more serves because the premier on-line vacation spot for golf fanatics who embrace the well being and wellness advantages of strolling the golf course. In accordance with the location’s founder, Rob Rigg, the brand new WalkingGolfer.com is ready to encourage and help golfers of their journey towards a more healthy life-style.
For Rigg, an avid golfer with a imaginative and prescient to have a good time the normal strolling expertise, creating the location started as a passionate private undertaking that quickly advanced right into a thriving neighborhood devoted to strolling the golf course.
Rigg’s imaginative and prescient was easy: create a platform the place strolling golfers may join, share experiences, and uncover programs designed with walkers in thoughts. The location additionally would drive “Walkability Scores” for 1000’s of golf programs throughout the U.S., whereas sharing articles on the well being and social advantages of strolling.
In the present day, WalkingGolfer.com serves because the definitive useful resource for 1000’s of gamers throughout the US who imagine that golf is greatest loved one step at a time.
The revamped WalkingGolfer.com presents a wealth of assets, together with professional recommendations on strolling the course, opinions of the most recent walking-friendly golf gear, and neighborhood boards the place golfers can share their experiences, recommendation, and walkability scores for programs they’ve performed. The location additionally features a listing of programs that permit strolling.
“I’m thrilled to re-launch the web site, notably as golf is rising and attracting new audiences,” Rigg mentioned. “We hope the better golf neighborhood finds and embraces us, serving to to offer their insights and steering for one another’s profit.”
Rigg’s love for the sport started at a younger age because the Toronto, Canada resident spent each different summer season in Eire the place he may play 54 holes a day on the native membership, whereas additionally caddying for his grandparents whereas they competed in tournaments.
“I solely knew golf as a strolling recreation and completely liked the experiences and reminiscences generated from spending time on the course with household, mates, or whomever you have been paired with on the primary tee,” Rigg recalled. “I additionally caddied by way of center college and highschool at Rosedale Golf Membership (Toronto) and sought out a recreation wherever I may discover it, all the time enjoying on foot with a bag over our shoulders. It wasn’t till I moved to the U.S. that I seen many golfers driving in carts as an alternative of strolling. Plus, some programs both didn’t permit strolling or have been completely unwalkable as a consequence of their designs.”
To assist accomplish the relaunch of The Strolling Golfer—initially launched in 2009—Rigg has partnered with Stewart Golf, a pacesetter in revolutionary remote-controlled golf trolleys, and its CEO Mark Stewart.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to relaunch the location in partnership with Mark and his crew who like to benefit from the stroll a lot that they constructed an organization to make it a lot simpler for golfers to take action by way of the usage of their high-quality golf carts,” Rigg mentioned. “The partnership with Stewart Golf ensures that guests have entry to top-of-the-line gear designed to make strolling the course extra pleasing and environment friendly.”
Rigg and Stewart concur that strolling the golf course is greater than only a leisurely exercise; it’s a holistic strategy to wellness. Research have proven that strolling 18 holes—whether or not carrying one’s personal bag or wheeling both a guide or electrical caddie—burns energy, improves cardiovascular well being, and enhances psychological well-being. The rhythmic tempo of strolling, mixed with the pure fantastic thing about the golf course, offers a novel alternative for stress aid and mindfulness, whereas including a component of enjoyable.
“At Stewart Golf, we’re 100% dedicated to strolling the golf course,” Stewart mentioned. “Supporting Rob’s imaginative and prescient and serving to develop the strolling neighborhood is a precedence for our firm.”
Rigg remembers it was throughout a wet winter in Portland, Oregon, in 2008 that he began formulating the concept to start out an internet site that would offer info to assist golfers benefit from the stroll and discover locations to take action. He’s happy with the way it has advanced into the useful resource it’s in the present day.
“Whether or not you’re a seasoned golfer or new to the game, WalkingGolfer.com is your go-to information for enhancing your recreation and your well being,” Rigg mentioned.
For extra info, go to www.walkinggolfer.com.
About Stewart Golf
Stewart Golf was based 20 years in the past with the only real intention of designing and constructing the world’s best golf carts. Nestled within the idyllic Cotswolds in southwest Nice Britain, each machine is lovingly constructed by hand. In the present day, 70% of the golf carts Stewart Golf hand builds at their headquarters are exported to greater than 40 international locations worldwide. U.S. stock and buyer care are offered from Houston, Texas. The corporate is taken into account the chief in observe know-how and has been since 2014 due to the X9 Observe and subsequent fashions. Named Editor’s Selection Award winner by Golf Month-to-month and In the present day’s Golfer, further info could also be discovered at www.stewartgolfusa.com.
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Press launch by: Karen Moraghan, Hunter Public Relations. E mail: kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
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