Federation for International FootGolf
{{Short description|World's governing body for the footgolf}}
Federation for International FootGolf, also known as FIFG, is the world's governing body for the sport of footgolf. Established in 2012,{{Cite web|title=Sergio Garcia swaps clubs for a football to play FootGolf|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/golf/sergio-garcia-footgolf-golf-andalucia-spain/index.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=CNN|date=5 December 2017 }} FIFG organizes FootGolf World Cups, tours and regulates the sports footgolf associations around the world.{{Cite web|title=FootGolf star Big Ben clocks triple crown|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.comfootgolf-star-big-ben-clocks-triple-crown|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.fifa.com|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Gillespie Golf Course Offering Footgolf on October 3|url=https://www.yesweekly.com/sports/gillespie-golf-course-offering-footgolf-on-october-3/article_e25a78c0-f1ec-11ea-a1c1-a7a50703dd29.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=YES! Weekly|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|title=GAISF » Observers|url=https://gaisf.sport/about/observers/|access-date=2021-10-21}}{{Cite web|date=July 12, 2021|title=Seven International Federations Awarded GAISF Observer Status|url=https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/anoc-noc/2021/07/12/seven-international-federations-awarded-gaisf-observer-status/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=infobae|language=es-ES}}https://www.topendsports.com/sport/recognized-sports.htm
Responsibilities
- Organizes footgolf tours{{Cite web|date=2020-03-05|title=Mountain Falls welcomes footgolf to Pahrump|url=https://pvtimes.com/sports/mountain-falls-welcomes-footgolf-to-pahrump-81985/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Pahrump Valley Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2016-05-24|title=EU dignitaries in Malawi to grace first FootGolf tourney|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/eu-dignitaries-in-malawi-to-grace-first-footgolf-tourney/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi|language=en-GB}}
- Organizes the Footgolf World Cup{{Cite web|title=Summer Postcard: Footgolf, The American Sport {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Harvard Crimson|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/8/1/spohn-footgolf-american-sport/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.thecrimson.com}}{{Cite news|title=From England's fourth tier to the World Cup|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/46455569|access-date=2021-10-21}}{{Cite web|last=Harada|first=Makoto|date=2020-03-04|title=Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/03/04/satoyama-consortium/footgolf-world-cup-kicks-off-tochigi/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}
- Regulates member countries{{Cite web|title=Learn about Foot Golf introduced in the United States by American FootGolf League|url=https://www.inflorida.com/news/goal-in-a-hole/503|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.inflorida.com}}
- Set the rules of the sport {{Cite web|last=Nyczepir|first=Dave|title=FootGolf tournament Coachella Valley's first|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/2014/12/13/footgolf-tournament-indio/20388149/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=The Desert Sun|language=en-US}}
Members
- UK FootGolf Association{{Cite web|title=Footgolf|url=https://www.haddenhillgolf.co.uk/footgolf/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.haddenhillgolf.co.uk}}
- Austrian Footgolf Association{{Cite web|title=Österreichischer FootGolf-Bund - FootGolf Austria|url=http://oefgb.at/home-engl.htm|access-date=2021-10-21|website=oefgb.at}}
- FootGolf Canada{{Cite web|date=2017-10-11|title=Is FootGolf headed for the Olympics?|url=https://www.footgolf.ca/footgolf-headed-olympics/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=FootGolf Canada|language=en-US}}
- American Footgolf League{{Cite web|first=Dillon|last=Pilorget|date=2015-06-04|title=Combining golf and soccer, footgolf is a kick (video)|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/2015/06/footgolf_golf_and_soccer_footg.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=oregonlive|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-05-19|title=FootGolf 'Ryder Cup' Debuts at Desert Willow Golf Resort|url=https://patch.com/california/palmdesert/footgolf-ryder-cup-debuts-desert-willow-golf-resort|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Palm Desert, CA Patch|language=en}}
- New Zealand FootGolf Association{{Cite web|title=SunLive - Try your hand, or foot, at FootGolf - The Bay's News First|url=https://sunlive.co.nz/news/203583-try-your-hand-or-foot-at-footgolf.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=sunlive.co.nz|language=en}}
- Malaysia Footgolf Association
See also
- Sholf
- Kolf
- Footgolf (Federation for International FootGolf (FIFG))
- Ground golf (International Ground Golf Federation (IGGF))
- Kurling
- Gateball
- Golf
- Curling