Swin golf

The Swin golf is an alternative of the Golf created in 1982 per Laurent de Vilmorin. By inventing this sport, this golfor wished to make share his passion with the greatest number at a reasonable cost. The swin golf is practiced on rustic grounds with only one cane with three faces and a soft of the same weight than golf ball but larger ball.

For the beginner, the swin has several advantages compared to the golf:

the equipment is cheap: only one cane (approximately 70 €) and a ball (1 €). Moreover, the majority of the clubs lend the cane to the occasional players.
the tariffs of access to the courses are not very expensive: approximately 10 € the day and 100 € for an annual fixed price (against 1000 € for a traditional golf).
the access to the course is immediate after a short initiation.
This sport is adapted to the children as from 8 years.
the ground is smaller than a golf course and it is less constraining to maintain.

Rules of the swin golf

Complete rules

1. Swin is played with a flexible and inoffensive ball and only one cane.

In competition, only the balls and canes approved by a.N.S. can be used.
Penalty: disqualification

2. Order of play:

2.1 On the starting surface of the first play, the player or the team having gained the drawing lot leaves the first.
2.2 At the beginning of the following plays, the player or the team having gained the preceding play leaves the first.
2.3 On the adventure playground and the air of flag, it is always the player from which the ball is furthest away from the hole which will have to play in first.
Penalty: 1 point

3. On the starting surface, the ball can be elevated using a support (Tee). No beaconing must be moved

Pénalité: 2 points

4. The first attempts are authorized only on the adventure playground and the surface of flag.

Any blow given with the intention to play is regarded as played.
Penalty: 2 points

5. Before playing the following blow, the ball can be moved of 15cm only on the adventure playground in progress; its displacement is carried out without bringing it closer to the hole and modifying the nature of the ground.

Penalty: 2 points

6. Any raised ball, at the request of a player, must be marked.

marking is done with the back of the ball compared to the flag.
Penalty: 2 points

7. A ball which rests beyond white marking or in the thickness of this marking is except limit.

Penalty: 1 point plus the blow with rejouer (of the place more close where at summer played the preceding blow).
a provisional ball is played each time there is a doubt. It must be announced.

Penalty: 1 point

8. A ball is regarded as lost if it is not found within 5 minute of research, or declared lost by its owner.

In this case, the ball is rejouée place more close to where at summer played the preceding blow.
Penalty: 1 point
a provisional ball is played each time there is a doubt. It must be announced.

Penalty: 1 point

9. The player can declare his ball unplayable at any place of the ground

Pénalité: 1 point
In this case the player can:

9.1 to place the ball up to two length of cane from the place or it rests without bringing it closer to the hole.
9.2 rejouer the ball from the place where he had previously played this one.
9.3 to place its ball while moving back as far as it wishes it, on the line passing by the point where rests its ball and the alignment of the flag.
9.4 Ball not resting on the ground:

the player must declare his ball unplayable; in this case the rule applies starting from the balance of the ball.

10. The flag can be removed. In this case it must be deposited outside the surface of flag.

Penalty: 2 points

11. A ball run up against by another ball is given to the place where it rested.

a ball which touches another ball remains at the place where it rests.

12. On the surface of flag it is interdict of:

to play the cane enters the legs
to trample the ground in order to level it
to test the ground while making roll the ball
to carry out a great blow above.

In all the cases: penalty: 2 points

13. All the elements, involuntarily placed on the ground and not fixed out of ground, can be withdrawn whatever the place where it is.
14. Any ball in a water level (whatever the place where it entered) is regarded as not having crossed it.

Penalty: 1 point
fortuitous water is judged by the candidates. The ball must be left with nearest without bringing it closer to the hole.

15. If the ball is on a surface of flag other than that played or on a protected surface, the player must, without penalty, to leave his ball to more close to the limit of the surface to flag or protected surface, without bringing it closer to the hole.

Penalty: 2 points

16. The play is finished when the ball rests at the bottom of the hole. The last blow must always be played.

Penalty: 2 points
the ball must be withdrawn before another player plays in his turn.

Penalty: 2 points

17. In the event of error of ball, the player having made the error must return to the ball to his owner

the player having played a provisional ball will deduce the penalty and the blow played to have declared his stray bullet.
the player having made the error of ball is penalized.

Penalty: 1 point

18. The label gathers the rules of behavior of Swineur with respect to the other players and the ground. It is interdict with the players to get along between them to give up the application of a rule or not to apply any incurred penalty.

Penalty: exclusion of the candidates

Simplified rules

At the beginning, the ball is played between the two marks without exceeding them.
a blow given with the intention to strike the ball is considered played.
On the course the ball can be moved of 15cm without approaching the hole.
If a ball leaves the limits, the player must pose it at the place from where it at summer played previously by hoping a point of penalty plus the blow to be played. The same rule applies to a stray bullet.
the search time of a ball is limited to 5 minutes.
If, on the green, a ball gene the blow of the adversary, it can be marked and withdrawn from the play.
On the green, a ball touching that of the adversary is penalized of 2 points.
On the green, only the Putter side can be used. All the others faces are prohibited.
So during a course, a ball falls inside a green, it must be dropée outside this zone, without approaching the hole, with less than two lengths of cane.
an unplayable ball can be collected and dropée with less than two lengths of cane of its point its point of impact, without approaching the hole.

Where can one practice the swin golf?

There exist approximately 250 courses in France.

In the great west of France, one can quote the courses of the following communes:

Husks (the Eure and Loir)
Brûlon (the Sarthe)
Chambray-the-Turns (Indre and the Loire)
Ferté-Macé (Flowering ash)
Meslay-of-Maine (Mayenne)
Parigné-l' Bishop (the Sarthe)
Pescheray (the Sarthe)
Quelaines-Saint-Gault (Mayenne)
Saint-Philbert-of-Large-Place (Loire-Atlantique)
Red (Loire-Atlantique)
Cholet (Maine and the Loire)

In Switzerland we have:

Neuchâtel

Internet sites of some clubs

Austria

Hallermayr Linz

Belgium

Maredsous

France

Meslay-of-Maine (Mayenne)
Chambray-the-Turns (Indre and the Loire)
Montenois (Doubs)
Parigné-l' Bishop (the Sarthe)
Cholet (Maine and the Loire)

Swiss

Cremin
Tschugg
Saint-Cergue
Nax

Bonds towards official sites

Sporting Federation of Swin
national Classification of the players of Swin
Calendar of the competitions
League of Swin of the East

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