European Pitch and Putt Association
The European Pitch and Putt Association (EPPA) is the governing body for Pitch and putt in Europe.
It was formed in 2000 by representatives from Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland (Ireland), British Pitch and Putt Union (Great Britain), Associació Catalana de Pitch and Putt (Catalonia), Association Française de Pitch and Putt (France), Nederlandse Pitch and Putt Bond (The Netherlands) and Federazione Italiana de Pitch and Putt (Italy).
Lately, another members joined EPPA: Dansk Pitch and Putt Union (Denmark), Norges Pitch & Putt Forbund (Norway), Scweizerischen Pitch and Putt Verband (Switzerland), Federazione Sanmarinese Pitch and Putt (San Marino) Associació Andorrana de Pitch and Putt (Andorra), Deutscher Pitch & Putt Verband (Germany) and Asociación Gallega de Pitch and Putt (Galicia).
Actually EPPA's headquarters is in Dublin (Ireland) and the president is Mervyn Cooney of the Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland. The vicepresident is Jo G. Brand (Norway) and the board members are Brigitte Albisetti (Switzerland), Toni Lloret (Catalonia) and Michael Murphy (Ireland). Martin Whitelaw is the General Secretary.[1]
European Pitch and Putt Association stages the European Pitch and putt Championship, played biennially from 1999 to 2007 and every 4 years since 2011, ant the European Pitch and putt Strokeplay Championship, played since 2011.
| European Pitch and Putt Association Members | ||
| Member | Website | |
|---|---|---|
 Andorra
|
Associació Andorrana de Pitch and Putt (AAPP) | |
 Catalonia
|
Federació Catalana de Pitch and putt (FCPP) | http://www.pitchandputt.cat/ |
 Galicia
|
Asociación Gallega de Pitch and Putt (AGPP)[2] | www.pitchandputtgalicia.com |
 Germany
|
Deutscher Pitch & Putt Verband (DPPV) | http://www.dppv.de/ |
 Great Britain
|
British Pitch and Putt Association (BPPA) | http://www.bppa.org.uk/ |
 Ireland
|
Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland (PPUI) | http://www.ppui.ie/ |
 The Netherlands
|
Nederlandse Pitch&Putt Bond (NPPB) | http://www.nppb.nl |
 Norway
|
Norges Pitch & Putt Forbund (NPPF) | http://www.pitch-putt.no/ |
 Switzerland
|
Scweizerischen Pitch and Putt Verband (SPPA) | http://www.swisspitchputt.ch/ |
- In 2009, Association Française de Pitch and Putt (France), Federazione Italiana de Pitch and Putt (Italy), Federazione Sanmarinese Pitch and Putt (San Marino) and Dansk Pitch and Putt Union (Denmark) vacate their membership of EPPA, after the creation of another international association, IPPA.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ "EPPA History". EPPA.
- ^ "FIPPA and EPPA General Assemblies 2011". EPPA. march 2011.
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