Pitch and Putt Ireland (Irish: Teilgin agus Amais Éireann[1]), formerly the Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland (PPUI), is the governing body for pitch and putt in Ireland.[1]

The sport of pitch and putt originated in Cork in the 1930s, and developed elsewhere in Ireland throughout the 1940s.[2][3][4][5] Originally governed by two separate organisations (the Irish Amateur Pitch and Putt Union in Munster, and a separate later organisation in Leinster), these formed a "united union" in 1960.[6] This new organisation, the Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland, would later become a founding member of the European Pitch and Putt Association in 2000, and the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations from 2006.[7][8]

The organisation runs a number of national pitch and putt competitions within Ireland,[9] as well as coordinating entries to international competitions. The Ireland men's national pitch and putt team, managed by the PPUI, won the 2008 Pitch and Putt World Cup.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Constitution of Pitch and Putt Ireland as amended at Annual Convention 9 March 2019" (PDF). ppui.ie. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ "History of Athgarvan Pitch & Putt". athgarvanpandp.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018. the sport of Pitch and Putt originated in Ireland [..] Around the mid 1930s the game first came to be in the seaside resort of Fountainstown, Co Cork
  3. ^ "Pitch and Putt's Roots are Deep-set in Cork's History". Evening Echo. 27 December 1969. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via fountainstown.com.
  4. ^ "Pitch and Putt - Cork County Board". ppui.ie. Pitch and Putt Union Of Ireland. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Birthplace of Pitch and Putt Launches Website". fippa.org. Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "History of the Union". ppui.ie. Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ "EPPA - the European Pitch and Putt Association". fippa.org. Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ "FIPPA - the International Pitch and Putt Federation". fippa.org. Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ "PPUI National Inter Club Competition". ppui.ie. Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2008". fippa.org. Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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