The Norwegian Golf Federation (, NGF) is the

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for the

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. The NGF was founded in 1948 after an initiative from Bergen GK, Høsbjør GK, Borregaard GK and Oslo GK. It organizes around 100,000 memberships, making it the fifth largest federation in Norwegian sports. Members are spread across around 180 golf clubs, and as of 2020 all Norwegian golf clubs but one were organized by the NGF. The NGF manages the national golf teams, the national golf championships, and maintains the Rules of Golf in Norwegian. NGF is a member of the

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(EGA).

Championships

The NGF organizes the following amateur championships for men and women (eligible age in brackets): * Norwegian Championship (16+) *Norwegian Matchplay Championship (16+) *Norwegian Youth Championship (16–19) *Norwegian Youth Matchplay Championship (16–19) *Norwegian Junior Championship (13–15) *Norwegian Junior Matchplay Championship (13–15) *Norwegian Mid-Amateur Championship (30+) *Norwegian Senior Championship (50+) *Norwegian Team Championship (13+) *Norwegian Junior Team Championship (13–19) Source:

Notable members

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Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career-best world ranking was second and she held that positio ...

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, first Norwegian to win on the

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, winner of over half a dozen LET and

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events

References

External links

www.golfforbundet.no/en/
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Golf associations

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Championships

Notable members

See also

References

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