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Request for Edit of the Infobox (March2022)

Infobox - Update of the presidents

  • Please update the names of the president, past president and president elect as elections occured during the last Annual General Meeting held in November 2021.

Mr Jan Hubrecht has become the EGA President, Mr Haukur Örn Birgisson has become EGA Past President and Mrs Caroline Huyskes has become President-Elect.

European Golf Association
President
England Jan Hubrecht
Past President
Iceland Haukur Örn Birgisson
President-Elect
Netherlands Caroline Huyskes
This suggestion is appropriate, it has been implemented.Actualcpscm (talk) 13:21, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Edit of the whole page (2021)

Infobox - Update of the content

  • Please change the Logo currently online to the correct EGA Logo
    EGA logo
  • Reason for the change: The logo currently displayed is INCORRECT. Please change to the official EGA logo as shown on the official website and through all EGA documents, as well as member federations and sponsors documents.
  • References supporting change: https://www.ega-golf.ch/contact ; https://www.gc-laegern.ch/club/links
European Golf Association
Membership
49 member federations Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
General Secretary
Germany Michael Thannhäuser
President
Iceland Haukur Örn Birgisson
Past President
France Pierre Bechmann
President-Elect
Netherlands Jan Hubrecht
Websitewww.ega-golf.ch

Introduction - Update content

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The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in

Epalinges, Switzerland, which was founded in 1937 during a meeting held in Luxembourg
.

The EGA’s main activity consists of coordinating and co-organizing European amateur golf championships. It functions in coordination with its 49 member federations (national European golf associations, federations or unions). The non-profit organization also acts as the body responsible for the implementation of the

World Handicap System
in Europe.

History and Function - Update content

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The European Golf Association (EGA) was founded during a meeting held in

Luxemburg
on the 20th of November 1937.

It coordinates and co-organizes amateur golf tournaments and international matches, in collaboration with its member federations. Currently, the EGA comprises 49 member federations (membership is reserved for national European golf associations, federations or unions) and is governed by 3 committees:

  • Executive Committee
  • Championship Committee
  • Handicapping and Course Rating Committee

The EGA also reviews the European aspects of the

Rules of Golf and the European amateur status as defined by The R&A
Rules Limited, being concerned only by matters of an international character.

The association is the governing body responsible for the implementation of the

World Handicap System in Europe, it is particularly responsible for reviewing and harmonizing the calculation of handicap European amateur players.[1]

Member federations - Update content

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The EGA currently comprises 49 member federations. The EGA membership is reserved for national European golf associations, federations or unions, with only one representing the golf activities of its country. Each member federation operates independently in their respective country with regards to their domestic affairs over which the EGA has no jurisdiction.

Member federations are divided into four geographical areas.

EGA Members federations
Great Britain and
Ireland (GB&I) Zone		 North Zone Central Zone South Zone
Total = 4 Total = 12 Total = 14 Total = 19
 Done up to this point. Any edits made were to avoid repetition or verbatim information from sources. Heartmusic678 (talk) 16:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

EGA Handicap System

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World Handicap System

The EGA is the governing body responsible for the implementation of the

World Handicap System[5] in Europe, except the members representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, owing to their membership to the Council of National Golf Unions
(CONGU). European golfers are affiliated to the national golf authority in charge in their jurisdiction.

The EGA member federations (excluding CONGU nations) are currently adopting and implementing the WHS in their respective countries. The implementation and oversight of handicapping continues to be the responsibility of each handicapping authority and National Association.

The WHS is a new handicapping system, implemented in 2020, which aims to unify the previous six different handicap systems together in order to enable golfers to play and compete on a fair and equal basis, regardless of how and where they play.

Until 2020, several different handicap systems were operating independently across different regions of the world, all of which were governed by separate bodies. Their different characteristics have sometimes resulted in inconsistency, as a player could have a different handicap depending which country he was registered in.

The adaptation and implementation of the WHS avoids any confusion when a player goes to play in a region that was formerly governed by a different handicap system to his or her own. Under one handicap system, a player’s handicap can be applicable on any course in the world. The WHS therefore facilitates international competition under one global system, granting players to compare their handicaps with and fairly compete against all registered golfers across the globe.

The WHS[6] is governed by the World Handicap Authority, which features representatives of the six former handicapping bodies (the European Golf Association, the United States Golf Association, the Council of National Golf Unions, Golf Australia, the South African Golf Association and the Argentina Golf Association), and is now jointly run by the United States Golf Association and The R&A.

 Done. I rearranged the section content to initially introduce WHS before transitioning into the EGA's role with WHS. Also, I added this source which names the World Handicap Authority as the WHS's governing body and an additional source to support that the EGA's transition to the WHS is underway. Heartmusic678 (talk) 12:22, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

EGA Events - Needs more clarity

  • Reason for the change:
    • Outdated information for some of the events which were disrupted in the past 10 years and for other events which are not correctly categorised, the section needs of clarity for viewer's understanding. Some events are no longer organised by the EGA (European Youths' Team Championship, EGA Trophy).
    • The role of the EGA is incorrect regarding the assiociation's role and involvement in the Junior Ryder Cup, the Asia-Pacific Junior Championship and the European Championship fpr Golfers with Disability.
    • The European Men's Club Trophy and European Ladies' Club Trophy are neither considered Individual Champions nor Team Championships.
  • References supporting change: https://www.ega-golf.ch/events ;
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The EGA coordinates and co-organizes 27 European golf tournaments.[7]

European Individual Championships (8)

European Team Championships (11)

International Matches (6)

Club Trophies (2)

  • European Men's Club Trophy (1975–)
  • European Ladies' Club Trophy (2001–)

Others

The EGA is involved is involved in the organisation of the following events:

No longer disputed

Former EGA championships has been discontinued:

Marine1937 (talk) 13:39, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Removed red links. Heartmusic678 (talk) 12:38, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ "EGA Main activities". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "EGA Member federations". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.randa.org/en/theranda/initiatives/golf-research
  4. ^ https://www.randa.org/en/theranda/initiatives/golf-research
  5. ^ "World Handicap System". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ^ "World Handicap System". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "EGA Events". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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