The Swedish Golf Federation (Swedish: Svenska Golfförbundet, SGF) is the governing body for the sport of golf in Sweden, founded in 1904.[1]
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| Sport | Golf |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | SGF |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Affiliation | International Golf Federation (IGF) |
| Regional affiliation | European Golf Association (EGA) |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Chairman | Maria Möller |
| Secretary | Gunnar Håkansson |
| Official website | |
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The federation is responsible for administering the Rules of Golf, as laid down by The R&A, at the national level. It organizes tournaments, manages the national teams, and promotes the game. As of 2022, the federation organized 448 golf clubs and 505,577 individual members with 536 203 memberships, 74.4% male and 25.6% female.[2] This makes it the third largest sports federation in Sweden in terms of active members, behind association football and athletics in first and second and place.[2]
SGF is a member of the European Golf Association (EGA). Thanks to a high national participation rate of almost 5%, SGF is EGA's third largest national member behind England and Germany (661,805 and 640,181 members respectively as of 2016).[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "IGF National Members: Swedish Golf Federation". IGF. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b "2017 Golf Data". 2017 statistics (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "2016 Golf Data" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
External links
edit- sgf.golf.se, official site