The International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA) is one of the governing bodies for the sport of pitch and putt in the world, along with the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA).
History IPPA, which was founded on 2 April 2009 in Madrid in Spain, includes several organizations that develop and maintain the sport of pitch and putt at a national and international level. The IPPA is a non profit organization based in Spain.
IPPA aspires to contribute to the global expansion of pitch and putt by establishing a close relationship between pitch and putt, golf and other relevant sports organizations. IPPA defines pitch and putt as golf with a difference and views pitch and putt as a specialty of golf.
IPPA's ambition is to promote the competitive sport of pitch and putt internationally by organizing competitions at the highest level, as well as activities of a cultural nature and promoting the development of youth participation in the sport.
Members The founding members of IPPA were Association Française de Pitch & Putt (AFPP), Real Federación Española de Golf (RFEG), Federazione Italiana Pitch and Putt (FIP&P), Federação Portuguesa de Golfe (FPG), Federazione Sammarinese Golf (FSG) and Danish Pitch and Putt Union (DPPU).https://web.archive.org/web/20230414025705/https://ippa.cloud/https://web.archive.org/web/20230329194909/https://ippa.cloud/members/ DPPU decided in December 2010 to go independent and therefore resigned as a member.
IPPA MembersMemberWeb site England English Pitch and Putt (EPP) France Française de Pitch & Putt (FPP) francepitchandputt.com Italy Federazione Italiana Pitch and Putt (FIPP) https://web.archive.org/web/20060517073704/http://www.pitchputt.it/(archived 2006) Austria Österreichischer Pitch & Putt Verband (ÖPPV) http://oeppv.at/ (archived 2018) Portugal Federação Portuguesa de Golfe (FPG) http://www.fpg.pt/ (archived 2011) San Marino Federazione Sammarinese Golf (FSG) https://www.cons.sm/ Switzerland Association Suisse de Pitch and Putt (ASPP) http://www.sakegolf.ch/it/ SpainReal Federación Española de Golf (RFEG) golfspainfederacion.com/ (archived 2009) IFIUS International Federation for Interuniversity Sport (IFIUS) https://www.pcucommittee.com/ Albania Albanian Golf Federation (AGF)fshgolf.org/ (archived 2013) IndiaIndian Pitch and Putt Union (IPPU)ippu.in/
References
External links International Pitch and Putt Association website (archived 2009) IPPA website ("new IPPA website") (archived 2023) Pitch and Putt forum (archived 2009) Información sobre el P&P nacional e Internacional https://www.csit.sport/about-us/partners IPPA INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS RANKINGS TABLE - AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012