About
Elisa Gaudet
Elisa A. Gaudet is a globally recognized golf industry leader, entrepreneur, speaker, and author with more than 25 years of experience across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. She founded Women's Golf Day (WGD), a global movement that engages, empowers, and supports increasing the number of women and girls participating in golf. Since launching in 2016, WGD has grown to reach thousands of participants annually across more than 1,350 locations in 85 countries. In 2024–2025 alone, its digital reach included over 5.3 million social media impressions and 733,000 engagements.
Before starting WGD, Elisa Gaudet founded Executive Golf International, a strategic golf marketing and consulting firm. Her career in international sports marketing began with the PGA TOUR, where she helped plan and execute the 2002 EMC World Cup, leading sponsorship, marketing, and public relations. She also oversaw sponsorship and communications for the Tour de las Américas (Latin PGA Tour) from 2000–2001, developing expertise in global sports marketing, sponsorship activation, television rights, and player relations.
An award-winning author, columnist, and media personality, Elisa wrote the widely syndicated golf lifestyle column "On the Lip," later rebranded "Two Good Rounds," from 2003 to 2016. From 2016 until now her monthly column "Birdie Eye View" appears online and in print. Her work has appeared in publications including The Huffington Post, New England Golf Monthly, NYGOLF, and Inflight magazines. She is also the author of the Two Good Rounds book series, featuring stories and insights from professional golfers, world-class athletes who play golf, celebrities, and business leaders across the golf industry.
As a keynote speaker, Elisa has addressed audiences at the International Sports Conference in Geneva, the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in India, European Golf Course Owners Association events in Austria and Portugal, NGCOA Summits in the U.S. and Canada, and Golf Inc. She is also a frequent television and radio guest covering golf, business, travel, and lifestyle, and has hosted programming exploring luxury travel and the experiences surrounding the game.
Earlier in her career, Elisa worked in entertainment as a model and actress and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. She holds a degree from George Mason University and has studied at Stanford University, the University of Valencia, Imperial College London, and Paris-Sorbonne University.
Today, Elisa brings together her experience in golf, media, international business, and storytelling to create platforms and experiences that connect people, ideas, and opportunities. She is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, and spends part of the year in Europe expanding the WGD platform.
Author
Author of the Two Good Rounds book series, including:
- Two Good Rounds: 19th Hole Stories from the World's Greatest Golfers
- Two Good Rounds Superstars: Golf Stories from the World's Greatest Athletes
- Two Good Rounds Titans: Leaders in Industry & Golf
Writer
Since 2016, Elisa has written Birdie Eye View, a monthly column that takes readers around the world and far beyond the golf course. While golf may be the reason for the journey, Elisa explores what makes each destination truly special, from art and literature to exceptional dining, luxury experiences, local traditions, and the unexpected places that reveal the character of a culture.
“Golf is the passport into a destination and its lifestyle.”
Her work has appeared in a wide range of business, luxury, golf, and lifestyle publications, including The Huffington Post, New England Golf Monthly, Golf Central Magazine, NYGOLF Magazine, GOLF Destinations Magazine, and Stratosphere Inflight Magazine, among others.
Read Birdie Eye View →Awards & Recognition
- Women in Golf Thought Leader of the Year, Acquisition International, UK (2025)
- Business Achievement Award, International Network of Golf (2023)
- Hilda Allen Award, Golf Inc. (2023)
- International Woman of the Year, Women in Golf Awards, London (2022)
- 100 Successful Women Award, London (2022)
- Prestigious Women Award, SF Business & Wealth (2022)
- Individual Sports Professional – Community Award, International Sports Awards, Geneva (2020)
- Champion Award, National Golf Course Owners Association, USA (2018)
- Significant Contribution to the Future of Golf, European Golf Course Owners Association, Amsterdam (2016)
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