International Golf Federation
The International Golf Federation is an organisation which, despite its grand title, occupies only a small place in the structure of golf. The Federation changed its name from the "World Amateur Golf Council" in 2003. It was founded in 1958 for the purpose of arranging international amateur competitions and it organises two World Amateur Team Championships, the Eisenhower Trophy for men and the Espirito Santo Trophy for women.
Some things the International Golf Federation is not:
- The overall governing and rule setting body for golf. That role is shared by the R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA), whose chairmen are joint chairmen of the International Golf Federation.
- The governing body for amateur golf in the various countries of the world. This role is filled by numerous national golf associations, which are largely independent. Many of them are members of the International Golf Federation, but it does not supervise them.
- The organising body of professional golf. This is the role of the various Professional Golfers Associations (PGAs) and professional golf tours.
Despite its minor role in the sport, the International Golf Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the representative body for golf, as the IOC will only deal with a global body, and there is no other global body in the sport. It applied unsuccessfully for golf to be included in the 2012 Olympics on behalf of the sport, although their bid for inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games was successful, the International Olympic Committee's executive board passing the inclusion by 63 votes to 27.[1][2] IGF executive director Antony Scanlon told Olympic news outlet Around the Rings that top players such as Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam would show their commitment to golf's Olympic involvement by their participation in the Olympic events.
IGF is hosted at USGA's buildings, Far Hills, New Jersey, and shares the email address' domain usga.org.
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[edit] Continental organizations
- Africa Golf Confederation
- Americas Golf Association
- Arab Golf Federation
- Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
- Caribbean Golf Association
- European Golf Association (fr)
- South American Golf Federation
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[edit] References
- ^ Karen, Mattias (9 October 2009). "Golf Has A Tee Time For 2016 Olympics". CBS. Associated Press. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/09/ap/world/main5375245.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Smith, Ben (9 October 2009). "Golf and rugby sevens to become Olympic sports from 2016". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article6867867.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
