Sport. Biesles and its Sports and Leisure heart (PSLB) are internet hosting the French Swin-golf championships for this Ascension weekend. More than 150 individuals from throughout France will come to play swings on the 18-hole course.
A primary in the entire of the Grand Est. The city of Biesles is internet hosting the French Swin-Golf Championships from this Wednesday, May 25. The competitors will actually begin on Thursday May 26, when 155 individuals from throughout France will move one after the different on the 18-hole course. A departure each eight minutes.
For three days, they’ll attempt to obtain the lowest rating, synonymous with victory. Over the three days of competitors, every participant will add up the rating achieved on their three programs. Whoever has the lowest quantity, which represents the variety of membership strokes given, will win the championship. In the occasion of a tie, a play-off sort occasion (or “sudden death tiebreaker”) will give the identify of the winner. Four age classes are established: 18-50 years outdated, 50-65 years outdated, 65-75 years outdated, and 75 years outdated and over.
A modern self-discipline in sport
Swin-golf is the “rustic cousin of golf”, explains Lilian Richard, vice-president of the Bieslois Sports and Leisure Center (PSLB), organizer of the occasion, but additionally president of the Eastern Swin-golf League. . “It is a discipline which is increasingly recognized and which affects more and more followers. It is a much less expensive sport than golf and above all much easier to access”.
The PSLB has been affiliated for ten years now with the French federation of this discipline. “We created a 9-hole course in 2009. Thus, in 2012, to be able to organize competitions, it was necessary to join”, explains Isabelle Meyer, the president of the Bies sports activities heart.
common help
Very shortly, the want to see swin-golf in Biesles greater motivated the affiliation to increase its course. Going from 9 holes to 18, which might permit them to host main competitions. “We asked the municipality to obtain more land in order to modify the route. We have been supported in this project, which today allows us to be recognized at the level of the Department, the Region, and even in France”, say Lilian Richard and Isabelle Meyer with satisfaction.
These Championships resonate as a consecration of all the progress made since 2009 for the PSLB. The vice-president provides: “We have been building the case for hosting this national competition for two years, and finally, the municipality of Biesles was selected despite competition from other clubs”.
Land of Games 2024
The affiliation thus provides itself the means to develop swin-golf on the territory. About thirty volunteers will deal with all the logistics from May 25 to twenty-eight, beginning at 7 a.m. (the first departure is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.). In addition, the PSLB formally has a federal umpire, 4 federal referees, and eight permitted displays who will supervise the public throughout this occasion. “They will welcome visitors, brief them on the rules of good conduct to apply so as not to disturb the players”, continues Lilian Richard.
Because the Championships are open to the public. Throughout the competitors, discovery actions and therapeutic massage classes will likely be accessible. Activities will spotlight the construction of the Biesles sports activities heart, particularly since the affiliation is one in every of the uncommon associative golf equipment to have obtained the “Tourism and handicap” label at the nationwide stage with the “4 handicaps”. In addition, a neighborhood market is organized on Thursday the place any exhibitor can come and arrange freed from cost.
The PSLB has entered 25 of its opponents in these French Swin-golf championships. These are a wonderful strategy to promote the “Terre des Jeux 2024” label that the Agglo de Chaumont shows on the event of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Moreover, the neighborhood helps the membership in the group of those French championships via the European Leader fund.
Joffrey Tridon
j.tridon@jhm.fr