International Golf Federation

International Golf Federation

Sport	Golf
Jurisdiction	International
Abbreviation	IGF
Founded	1958
Affiliation	International Olympic Committee
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
President	Annika Sörenstam
Vice president(s)	Ty Votaw
Official website
www.igfgolf.org

The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 and is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world governing body for golf. The IGF has two membership categories representing the administration of golf internationally:

• 132 National Federation Members from 126 countries^[1]
• 22 Professional Members, mostly professional golf tours and Professional Golfers Associations^[2]