Introduction to Golfing

Facts, general information and resources focused on the sport of golfing.

SPORT NAME: Golfing
SPORT TYPE: | Precision | Target | Stick |

Organizations:

ENTITY: International Golf Federation
ESTABLISHED: 1958
NOTE: recognized by the International Olympic CommitteE
WEB SITE: igfgolf.org
NATIONAL MEMBERS: igfdigital.com - national members |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS: igfdigital.com - professional members |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

National and Regional Organizations

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Golf Association

U.S. States

American Society of Golf Course Architects - https://asgca.org/ United States Golf Association - https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page.html National Golf Foundation - https://www.ngf.org/ Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) - https://www.pga.org/

U.S. State Organizations

A
Alabama: Alabama Golf Association - https://www.alabamagolf.org/
Alaska: Alaska Golf Association - http://agagolf.org/
Arizona: Arizona Golf Association - https://www.azgolf.org/
Arkansas: Arkansas State Golf Association - http://www.asga.org/

C
California: Northern California Golf Association
California: Southern California Golf Association
Colorado: Colorado Golf Association
Connecticut: Connecticut State Golf Association
Connecticut: Metropolitan Golf Association (CT + NJ + NY)

F - H
Florida: Florida State Golf Association
Georgia: Georgia State Golf Association
Hawaii: Hawaii State Golf Association

I
Idaho: Idaho Golf Association
Idaho: Washington Golf (Northern Idaho and Washington state)
Illinois: Chicago District Golf Association
Illinois: Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (St. Louis + South Illinois)
Indiana: Indiana Golf Association
Iowa: Iowa Golf Association

K - L
Kansas: Central Links Golf (Kansas + Greater Kansas City Area)
Kentucky: Kentucky Golf Association
Louisiana: Louisiana Golf Association

M
Maine: Maine Golf
Maryland: Maryland State Golf Association
Massachusetts: Mass Golf
Michigan: Golf Association of Michigan
Minnesota: Minnesota Golf Association
Mississippi: Mississippi Golf Association
Missouri: Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (South Illinois + St. Louis)
Missouri: Missouri Golf Association
Montana: Montana State Golf Association

N
Nebraska: Nebraska Golf Association
Nevada: Northern Nevada Golf Association
Nevada: Southern Nevada Golf Association
New Hampshire: New Hampshire Golf Association
New Jersey: Metropolitan Golf Association (NJ + NY + CT)
New Jersey: New Jersey State Golf Association
New Mexico: Sun Country Golf Association (New Mexico and West Texas)
New York: Metropolitan Golf Association (NY + NJ + CT)
New York: New York State Golf Association
New York: Rochester District Golf Association
North Carolina: Carolinas Golf Association
North Dakota: North Dakota Golf Association

O
Ohio: Greater Cincinnati Golf Association
Ohio: Miami Valley Golf
Ohio: Northern Ohio Golf Association
Ohio: Ohio Golf Association
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Golf Association
Oregon: Oregon Golf Association

P
Pennsylvania: Golf Association of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania: Western Pennsylvania Golf Association

R - S
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Golf Association
South Carolina: Central Links Golf
South Dakota: South Dakota Golf Association

T
Tennesse: Tennessee Golf Association
Texas: Sun Country Golf Association (West Texas and New Mexico)
Texas: Texas Golf Association

U - V
Utah: Utah Golf Association
Vermont: Vermont Golf Association
Virginia: Virginia State Golf Association

W
Washington State: Washington Golf (Washington State and Northern Idaho)
West Virginia: West Virginia Golf Association
Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Golf Association
Wyoming: Wyoming State Golf Association

References:

WEB SITE ARCHIVES:
- askaboutsports.com - golf - 2019 archive
- about.com - golfing - 2000 archive
- about.com - golfing - 2006 archive
- about.com - golfing - 2015 archive
- thoughtco.com - golf - 2017 archive
- liveabout.com - golf - 2024 archive
- liveabout.com - golf - today

TOURISM WIKIs:
- wikitravel.org - golf
- wikivoyage.org - golf

OTHER WIKIs
- wikipedia.org - golf - article
- wikipedia.org - golf - category
- wikipedia.org - golf - lists
- wikipedia.org - golf associations - category
- wikipedia.org - golf clubs and courses - category
- commons.wikimedia.org | golf | images category