Federation for International FootGolf, also known as FIFG, is the world's governing body for the sport of footgolf. Established in 2012,[1] FIFG organizes FootGolf World Cups, tours and regulates the sports footgolf associations around the world.[2]

Background

A group of countries combined to form the Federation for International FootGolf in June 2012, and 8 countries played the first FootGolf World Cup in Hungary. The second FootGolf World Cup was held in January 2016 in Argentina and over 230 players from 26 FIFG member countries participated.[3]

On October 3, 2017, the Global Association of International Sports Federations announced the federation as one of the first international federations to achieve Observer status.[4][5]

Responsibilities

  • Organizes footgolf tours[6][7]
  • Organizes the Footgolf World Cup[8][9][10]
  • Regulates member countries[11]
  • Set the rules of the sport [12]

Members

  • UK FootGolf Association[13]
  • Austrian Footgolf Association[14]
  • FootGolf Canada[15]
  • American Footgolf League[16][17]
  • New Zealand FootGolf Association[18]
  • Malaysia Footgolf Association

References

  1. ↑ "Sergio Garcia swaps clubs for a football to play FootGolf". CNN. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ↑ "FootGolf star Big Ben clocks triple crown". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ↑ "Gillespie Golf Course Offering Footgolf on October 3". YES! Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ↑ "GAISF » Observers". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Seven International Federations Awarded GAISF Observer Status". infobae (in European Spanish). July 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. ↑ "Mountain Falls welcomes footgolf to Pahrump". Pahrump Valley Times. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. ↑ "EU dignitaries in Malawi to grace first FootGolf tourney". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ↑ "Summer Postcard: Footgolf, The American Sport | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  9. ↑ "From England's fourth tier to the World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  10. ↑ Harada, Makoto (2020-03-04). "Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  11. ↑ "Learn about Foot Golf introduced in the United States by American FootGolf League". www.inflorida.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. ↑ Nyczepir, Dave. "FootGolf tournament Coachella Valley's first". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  13. ↑ "Footgolf". www.haddenhillgolf.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Österreichischer FootGolf-Bund - FootGolf Austria". oefgb.at. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  15. ↑ "Is FootGolf headed for the Olympics?". FootGolf Canada. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  16. ↑ Pilorget, Dillon (2015-06-04). "Combining golf and soccer, footgolf is a kick (video)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  17. ↑ "FootGolf 'Ryder Cup' Debuts at Desert Willow Golf Resort". Palm Desert, CA Patch. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  18. ↑ "SunLive - Try your hand, or foot, at FootGolf - The Bay's News First". sunlive.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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