About IPPA
Promoting Pitch&Putt around the world
A not-for-profit sports association, set up in 2009, that brings national federations together to grow international Pitch&Putt.
2009
Year founded
25
Member federations
4
Continents represented
The R&A
Supporting body
Who we are
Our Story
What is Pitch&Putt?
Golf played with three clubs on holes no longer than 90 metres.
3 clubs
≤ 90 m per hole
The International Pitch&Putt Association (IPPA) is a not-for-profit sports association, set up in 2009, dedicated to promoting international Pitch&Putt: golf played with three clubs on holes no longer than 90 metres. It is supported by The R&A.
IPPA aims to promote this great little sport by working with golf, by encouraging more countries to organise top-level events and to build courses where players of all abilities can enjoy the game without spending too much time or money. Most of its members are national golf federations.
Top-level events
Encouraging more countries to host international competitions.
Accessible courses
Low-cost courses where players of all abilities can enjoy the game.
Working with golf
Most members are national golf federations.
Governance
Executive Committee
Nine members from nine national federations.
President
Carlo Farioli
Italian Pitch & Putt Federation
Board Member
Jesus Barrera
Royal Spanish Golf Federation
Board Member
John Hudson
France Pitch & Putt
Board Member
Giulio Caramaschi
San Marino Golf & PitchPutt Federation
Board Member
Ferihane Bouchamaoui
Tunisian Golf Federation
Board Member
Gilles Gbaguidi
Benin Golf Federation
Board Member
Karen Hovhannisyan
National Golf Association of Armenia
Board Member
Jonathon Calhoun
United States PitchPutt Association (USAPitchPutt)
Board Member
Arnaldo Paredes
Portuguese Golf Federation
Our members
Member federations
IPPA brings together national federations and associations from around the world.
25 federations · 4 continents
Europe (14)
Albania
Albanian Golf Federation
Armenia
National Golf Association of Armenia
Austria
Österreich P&P Verband
Denmark
Danish P&P Union
England
English P&P
France
France Pitch & Putt
Italy
Italian P&P Federation
Kosovo
Kosovo Golf Federation
Moldova
Golf Association of Moldova
Portugal
Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG)
Russia
Russian Golf Association
San Marino
San Marino Golf Federation (FGSM)
Spain
Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG)
Ukraine
PO Golf Federation Pitch&Putt
Africa (6)
Benin
Beninese Golf Federation
Gambia
Gambia Golf Association
Kenya
Kenya Golf Union
Morocco
Royal Federation Golf Maroc
Tunisia
Fédération Tunisienne de Golf
Zambia
Zambia P&P Association
Americas (3)
Colombia
Federacion Colombiana de Golf
Haiti
Golf Federation of Haiti
USA
United States PitchPutt Association (USAPitchPutt)
Asia (2)
India
Indian P&P Federation
Nepal
Nepal Golf Association
Membership
Join IPPA
National federations and associations that wish to become members can download the application form, fill it in and return it signed.
Membership is open to one representative organisation per country.
- Download the form
Application form in PDF format. - Fill it in and sign it
Signed by your federation or association. - Send it to the President
president@ippaofficial.com
Constitution
The Constitution sets out the objectives, membership and governance of IPPA, a non-profit sports association created for the international development of Pitch&Putt.