Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland

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. "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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