I heard about this sport on the news one morning. Footgolf? What
in the world is footgolf? I felt compelled to check it out.
As the name implies…it's golf played with the feet, a
combination of golf and soccer. The definition I found said, "Footgolf is
a precision sport where players kick a football [for those of us in the U.S., football refers to soccer] into a cup in
as few shots as possible. Its name is a combination of 'football [soccer]' and
'golf.' It is closely related to golf."
The object of the game is to play either a 9 hole course or
an 18 hole course, kicking the ball into each hole in as few shots as possible and
the person having the lowest score wins the game.
The origins of footgolf are unclear and have been attributed
to several countries. The first 9 hole footgolf tournament played on a golf
course as the sport is known today was organized in the Netherlands in 2009.
The first Footgolf World Cup was held in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2012 with 8
countries participating—Argentina, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico,
Netherlands, and the United States. About 80 players played 18 holes on the
first day and another 18 holes on the second day.
