Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations

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The Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA) is one of the governing bodies for the pitch and putt in the world, along with the International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA). It was created in March 2006 by the representatives of 17 national governing bodies and is based in Barcelona, Catalonia.

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Members include the pitch and putt unions of Ireland, Great Britain, Catalonia, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Chile, Andorra, Germany and the United States. Canada and China are associated members.

FIPPA organizes a World Cup since 2004 and a World Strokeplay Championship since 2009.

FIPPA Members

FIPPA Members
MemberWeb site
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Associació Andorrana de Pitch and Putt (AAPP)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Australian Pitch and Putt Association (APPA) http://www.australianpitchandputt.com/
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Canadian Pitch and Putt Association (CPPA) https://web.archive.org/web/20110128213146/http://www.canadappa.ca/
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Associació Catalana de Pitch and putt (FCPP) https://web.archive.org/web/20151011050034/http://pitchandputt.cat/
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Federación Chilena de Pitch and Putt (FCPP)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China China Pitch and Putt Association
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Deutscher Pitch & Putt Verband (DPPV) http://www.dppv.de/
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain British Pitch and Putt Association (BPPA) http://www.bppa.org.uk/ Archived 2007-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland (PPUI) http://www.ppui.ie/
Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Nederlandse Pitch&Putt Bond (NPPB) http://www.nppb.nl
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norges Pitch & Putt Forbund (NPPF) http://www.pitch-putt.no/
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Schweizerischen Pitch and Putt Verband (SPPF) http://www.sppf.ch/
Flag of the United States.svg United States US Pitch and Putt Association

In 2009, France, Italy, San Marino and Denmark left FIPPA, after the creation of another international association, the International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA). [1]

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References

  1. "FIPPA - Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations - News, New Tipperary County Board Website". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-02.