Norwegian Golf Federation

Norwegian Golf Federation

Sport	Golf
Jurisdiction	National
Abbreviation	NGF
Founded	1948 (1948)
Affiliation	International Golf Federation (IGF)
Regional affiliation	European Golf Association (EGA)
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Official website
www.golfforbundet.no

The Norwegian Golf Federation (Norwegian: Norges Golfforbund, NGF) is the governing body for the sport of golf in Norway.

The NGF was founded in 1948 after an initiative from Bergen GK, Høsbjør GK, Borregaard GK and Oslo GK.^[1] It organizes around 100,000 memberships, making it the fifth largest federation in Norwegian sports. Members are spread across around 180 golf clubs, and as of 2020 all Norwegian golf clubs but one were organized by the NGF.^[2]

The NGF manages the national golf teams, the national golf championships, and maintains the Rules of Golf in Norwegian.^[2] NGF is a member of the European Golf Association (EGA).^[3]

Championships

The NGF organizes the following amateur championships for men and women (eligible age in brackets):

• Norwegian Championship (16+)
• Norwegian Matchplay Championship (16+)
• Norwegian Youth Championship (16–19)
• Norwegian Youth Matchplay Championship (16–19)
• Norwegian Junior Championship (13–15)
• Norwegian Junior Matchplay Championship (13–15)
• Norwegian Mid-Amateur Championship (30+)
• Norwegian Senior Championship (50+)
• Norwegian Team Championship (13+)
• Norwegian Junior Team Championship (13–19)

Source:^[4]

Notable members

• 
  Suzann Pettersen, winner of several majors and #2 in the World Rankings
• 
  Viktor Hovland, first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour
• 
  Marianne Skarpnord, winner of over half a dozen LET and ALPG Tour events

See also

• Norsk Golf – magazine distributed to the members of the Norwegian Golf Federation
• Norwegian Open – the leading men's professional golf tournament in Norway
• Ladies Norwegian Open – the leading women's professional golf tournament in Norway

References

1. "History of Golf in Norway". NGF. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. "Information in English". Norwegian Golf Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "Norwegian Golf Federation". European Golf Association. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. "Norgesmesterskapene". NGF. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

• www.golfforbundet.no/en/, official site