The mission of the World Golf Foundation is to develop and support initiatives that positively impact lives through the game of golf and its traditional values. 

In support of that mission, World Golf Foundation focuses on a variety of initiatives to grow and celebrate the game of golf around the world.  Through The First Tee, the World Golf Foundation focuses on positively impacting the lives of young people.  Under the banner of the World Golf Hall of Fame, it recognizes and celebrates golf's greatest players and contributors and serves as an inspiration to golfers and fans worldwide.  The World Golf Foundation's GOLF 20/20 initiative pursues programs to ensure golf's continued growth and vitality.  All World Golf Foundation initiatives work together to support the growth of the game among youth, women and minorities, while also fostering diversity within the golf industry.

The World Golf Foundation also supports the golf industry in a variety of other roles, including acting as a centralized vehicle for communicating the industry's initiatives to the media, initiating research projects to demonstrate the game's scope and impact, and providing a unified approach to the anti-doping policies being implemented by the major global professional Tours.