European Pitch and putt Strokeplay Championship

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European Pitch and putt Strokeplay Championship is the singles European competition organized by the European Pitch and Putt Association (EPPA) since 2011.

The European Pitch and Putt Association (EPPA) is the governing body for Pitch and putt in Europe.

2011 European Strokeplay Championship

The first championship was played on 15–17 July 2011, at Imjelt course, in Drammen (Norway), and crowned Irish player Ian Farrelly as European Champion.^[1]^[2]

Drammen is a city in Buskerud, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen is the capital of the county of Buskerud.

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises of the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

2011 European Strokeplay Championship
		R1	R2	R3	TOT
	Ian Farrelly	49	47	49	145
	John Crangle	49	51	46	146
	John Walsh	47	51	48	146
4.	Rolf Kwant	52	49	48	149
5.	Frank Dineen	54	47	50	151
6.	Frank Kristiansen	53	49	52	154
7.	Henk-Rik Koetsier	54	52	49	155
8.	Jordi Serra	51	53	51	155
9.	Alan Hanlon	51	53	52	156
10.	William Buckley	55	53	49	157

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References

↑ "European Strokeplay Championship". FIPPA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
↑ "2011 Results". FIPPA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

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[1] "European Strokeplay Championship". FIPPA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

[2] "2011 Results". FIPPA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-16.