Norwegian Golf Federation

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Norwegian Golf Federation
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NGFs VISION Golf a sport for all

• Our core values
• Open , honest and including

MAIN GOALMore and better golfplayers
To make it possible for disabled persons to play
golf and be integrated in our golfclubs
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Background

• Golf was introduced and brought to Norway by
  British lords 100 years ago
• Our first Golf Club was founded in 1924
• The Norwegian Golf Federation was founded in 1948

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Membership development in Norwegian Golf

2008 122268
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Development of golf in Norway

• 1975Number of courses 7 Number
  of Clubs 8Number of
  memberships 3741
• 1990Number of courses
  18Number of Clubs 46Number
  of memberships 15140

• 2000Number of courses
  170Number of Clubs
  138Number of memberships 85149
• 2008
• Number of courses 170
• Number of Clubs 187
  Number of memberships 122268

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Golf for disabled

• Responsibility from 01.01. 2004
• Main target groups
• Locomotor athletes
• Visually impaired athletes
• Hearing impaired athletes
• Intellectual disabled athletes

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Golf for disabled

• Golf for disabled - economical support to the
  golfclubs
• Classification
• Tournaments
• Education for coaches and employees
• Golf- Grønn Glede

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Golf for disabled

• Golf Grønn Glede
• Pleasure in green environment

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Golf for disabled
-We want to expose golf as a healthpromoting
activity for all people
-We want to recruit new target groups
-Positive activities, positive energy
Golf-Grønn Glede i Aurskog Finstadbru GK.-
Ingar Bergersen tester greenen. Inger Sigstad
følger nøye med.
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