Associations - Links

Site Name Symbol Description

Golfers Union of Ireland

gui.jpg (7748 bytes) The Golfing Union of Ireland, which was founded in 1891, is the oldest Golf Union in the World. Administers Amateur Golf in Ireland.
  Irish region of Professional Golfers Association
  "The Hilary Golfing society was founded in 1953 by Suttons Michael Fitzpatrick when the need was identified for competitive golf and match practice in advance of the golfing season. The society, which was originally to have been called ‘The Top Twenty’, was ultimately named after the Hilary law term which extends from Christmas to Easter each year."

Royal and Ancient

If you need to know what this body is you're probably in the wrong site.

USGA

Irish Ladies' Golf Union

As with the GUI this association administers amateur golf for women in Ireland and is also the oldest womens union in the World.
  Official website for Ladies' Golf Union

Amateur Golf

Leading amateur golf site.
Mission Statement: Friendship and Sportsmanship through golf To encourage the International development of golf and to foster friendship and sportsmanship among the peoples of the world through the conduct biennially of Amateur Team Championships for the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy.

European Golf Association

The EUROPEAN GOLF ASSOCIATION was founded during a meeting held in Luxembourg on the 20th of November 1937. The Association declares as its foundation the observance of the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status as laid down by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. The Association concerns itself solely with matters of an international character. Membership is restricted to European National Amateur Golf Associations, Federations or Unions.

The Association is presently composed of 36 member countries and is governed by the following Committees:– Executive Committee (10 members)
– Championship Committee (12 members)
– Professional Technical Committee
– EGA Handicapping & Course Rating Committee

Irish Sports Council

"...to plan and support the future development of Irish sport in conjunction with the various sports organisations and, through them, the thousands of volunteers who have been sport's lifeblood in Ireland for generations"

GCSAI

Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland
   
During the early decades of the 20th century, the most prominent name in golf was Walter J. Travis, a man who emigrated from Australia and soon became a naturalized United States citizen. From 1900 to his retirement from competitive golf in 1916, Walter Travis was hailed as the most successful amateur golfer in the United States, despite not taking up the game until he was nearly 35. Thus, he became affectionately known as "The Old Man". He was the United States Amateur Champion in 1900, 1901, and 1903, and was Medalist in the 1902, 1906, 1907, and 1908 Amateur Championships. In 1904, in his crowning achievement as a golfer, Travis became the first American (and first non-Brit) to win the British Amateur Championship. It would be 22 years before another American would duplicate this feat.

"Welcome to the internet home of The Shivas Irons Society.
The Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation founded in 1992 with a mission "to explore golf’s beauty and mystery, and to provide opportunities for personal and social transformation." The Society is named for the enigmatic golf professional who was introduced to us in Michael Murphy’s classic novel, Golf in the Kingdom."
  The James Braid golfing Society exists not to try to save wayward golfing souls or bring the forces of reaction to bear on what some see as the threat of deteriorating standards. What it does seek to do is preserve the values and dignity that James Braid himself brought to this noble game in the eighty years of his life, and by so doing,
at least attempts to give a lead by example.
  Founded to further the knowledge of his life and work.
"Welcome to the home of the Donald Ross Society Formed in 1989 by a dedicated group of golf course architecture enthusiasts to honor
the memory of golf courses of the pre-eminent Scottish golf course architect Donald J. Ross and to help preserve the character and tradition of the courses he designed."
  In this modern age it seems only right that the SLGA should keep in touch with our members. We hope, through our web-site, to keep you up-to-date with our activities in the year ahead.