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International Golf Federation

International golf governing body

International golf governing body

FieldValue
nameInternational Golf Federation
abbrevIGF
logoIGF official logo.svg
logosize240px
sportGolf
jurisdictionInternational
founded
affInternational Olympic Committee
headquartersLausanne, Switzerland
presidentAnnika Sörenstam
vicepresidentTy Votaw
urlhttps://www.igfgolf.org/

The International Golf Federation, IGF, was founded on 2 May 1958 and is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for golf.

The IGF has two membership categories representing the administration of golf internationally:

  • 132 National Federation Members from 126 countries
  • 22 Professional Members, mostly professional golf tours and Professional Golfers Associations

History

It was founded on May 1958 (with 2 May 1958 being the earliest documented event tied to the formation of the World Amateur Golf Council) for the purpose of arranging international competitions and it organizes two World Amateur Team Championships, the Eisenhower Trophy for men and the Espirito Santo Trophy for women.

The Federation changed its name from the World Amateur Golf Council in 2002 to reflect its transition to governing all of golf.

Secretariat

The headquarters of the IGF is located by the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Jurisdiction

Unlike most internationally recognized sports federations, the IGF is not responsible for developing, maintaining or administering the rules of golf. Instead, the rules are jointly developed and administered by the United States Golf Association (for the United States and Mexico only) and The R&A (the governing body derived from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the historical codifier of the rules of golf), the two oldest governing bodies in golf history.

Events

Olympic Games

Main article: Golf at the Summer Olympics

The globalization of the sport has meant that following a couple of failed attempts, the International Olympic Committee's executive board approved the reinstatement of golf in the Olympics by a vote of 63 votes to 27 in 2009. The sport was included in the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Olympic Games, and will be included in all subsequent games as a core sport. It was also featured at the early Olympics in 1900 and 1904.

World Amateur Golf Team Championships

The World Amateur Golf Team Championships was started from 1958 for men and 1964 for women.

Men

Main article: Eisenhower Trophy

The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world team championship for amateur men golfers. First held in 1958, the event is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower who was the President of the United States at the time.

Women

Main article: Espirito Santo Trophy

The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world team championship for amateur women golfers. It was first held in 1964, organised by Mrs. Henri Prunaret and Lally Segard, and named after Ricardo and Silvia Espirito Santo, friends of Segard who donated the trophy.

Category

National Federations

IGF comprises 132 federations from 126 countries

Continental / Regional Federations

The following seven regional association are formed with the IGF National Membership.

  • Africa Golf Confederation
  • Americas Golf Association
  • Arab Golf Federation
  • Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
  • Caribbean Golf Association
  • South American Golf Federation

References

References

  1. (2007-10-20). "Historical Quotes on the WATC". Golf Australia Archive.
  2. "IGF National Members". IGF.
  3. "IGF Professional Members". IGF.
  4. (2013-04-01). "Looking Back ... 1960 World Amateur at Merion". USGA.
  5. "International Golf Federation – History". IGF.
  6. Karen, Mattias. (9 October 2009). "Golf Has A Tee Time For 2016 Olympics". [[CBS News]].
  7. Smith, Ben. (9 October 2009). "Golf and rugby sevens to become Olympic sports from 2016". [[The Times]].
  8. "World Amateur Team Championships: History". IGF.
  9. "IGF - resources". IGF.
  10. "Caribbean Golf Association Official Website - Upcoming Tournaments - Past Results - Member Countries and Organizations".
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