The IPPA webmaster interviewed John Hudson, President of IPPA shortly after the Italian Open:
IW: Was this competition a success? Does it deserve the title “Italian Open”?
IP: Yes, it was; yes, it does. From an organisational point of view, the team at Virginia Pitch and Putt club was well prepared and went to great lengths to [...]

The first meeting of the IPPA Executive was held at the beautiful Le Robinie course in northern Italy over the weekend of the 16th and17th of May.
Some of the topics covered included the creation of various Committees to assist the Executive in their work and the appointment of a Secretary General to co-ordinate the day [...]

As with golf, no-one really knows who first started playing Pitch and Putt. Innovators in sport are generally considered to be those who turn an activity into organized competition by drawing up a set of rules. We do know that Pitch and Putt as an organized, competitive sport first began in 1939 in Fountainstown near [...]