Urban Golf

The urban golf ( Urban golf in English) is a play derived from the Golf or each player or teams strikes the ball towards the hole or all other targets specified like such, by using various club S. the urban golf became very popular through the whole world, with different formats of play. Its origin is ambiguous, but it seems that this play started has to exist with Edinburgh in Scotland in 1741 thanks to certain Duncan Thomas.

Today, there exists a great number of organizations throughout the world which apparently start this pastime. The Golf Club of Shoreditch formed the first 18 holes with one by 72 (see) for a tournament in London in 2004,2005 and 2006.

Collective NORI 21 (created in 2003) truly launched this practice to France by the means of its platform communeautaire www.nori21.com (forum and blog), and while profiting from a enjouée press coverage (TV, press and radio).

Since 2005 two collectives were formed and started again by the means of a strong mediatization of the discipline in France. The 19th hole prevails on Paris, and the " Urbangolfers" are established in three French cities (Paris, Perpignan and Toulon)

Aspect of a course of urban golf

The basic difference between the Urbain Golf and its green brother is the lack of park As to the golf, much of holes including of the natural obstacles which belong to the urban environment and which is distinguished from the traditional bunkers. Often, certain involuntary situations can emerge in this urban environment such as for example, a dog which is not held leaves some and trying to catch the balls of the players…

Philosophy

Equipment

For the Urbain golf one requires often that for only one club (iron 9) and for a golf ball.

Ball

The balls used for the Urbain Golf vary according to the organization or the context in which they are used. However of true golf balls are used in circumstances where the accident risks are tiny. In the contrary case, other types of balls are used, such as the balls of Tennis, the balls of Squash, the balls floating and any other type of adapted or customized balls….

Shoreditch Golf produced Club and manufactures its own specific balls for this play.

Clubs

Standard clubs of golf are used for the practice of the Urbain Golf. There exist three types of different clubs: the wood, irons and the putter which are used with degrees different according to the size from the urban course.

See too

Urbain golf

  • Natural Born Golfers
  • the 19èmeTrou - France
  • Nori 21 - France
  • Urban Golf - France
  • Urban Golf - San Francisco
  • Antwerp Urban Golf Club - Belgium
  • Seattle Urban Golf - Seattle, WA
  • Shoreditch Golf Club - 18 hole by 72 urban golf race in London
  • Burnoutgolfers - Jegenstorf, Swiss
  • Royal The Urban Golf Club - Switzerland
  • Austin Urban Golf - Austin, TX
  • Urban Golf - Idaho, the USA
  • Skywalk Golf - Monks, IA
  • Chicago Urban Devils Golf Enthusiasts League (C.U.D.G.E.L.) - Chicago
  • Gridskipper Travel article - Urban Golf
  • Urban Street Golf in Holland
  • Street Golf

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