title: Pitch and putt World Strokeplay Championship
text: # Pitch and putt World Strokeplay Championship
  
  Pitch and putt World Strokeplay Championship is the single world competition organized by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA) played biannually.
  
  ## World Strokeplay Championship 2009
  
  The first championship was played in April, 2009, at La Grande Motte course, in France, and crowned Catalan player Fernando Cano as World Champion.
  
  World Strokeplay Championship 2009 :
  
  | | | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Fernando Cano | 50 | 48 | 48 | 146 |
  | | Ray Murphy | 45 | 57 | 46 | 148 |
  | | John Walsh | 50 | 52 | 48 | 150 |
  | 4. | Marc Lloret | 50 | 56 | 45 | 151 |
  | 5. | Patrick Luning | 50 | 50 | 51 | 151 |
  | 6. | Sean Downes | 54 | 49 | 50 | 153 |
  | 7. | Steve Deeble | 52 | 52 | 50 | 154 |
  | 8. | Henk-Rik Koetsier | 49 | 50 | 55 | 154 |
  | 9. | Derek Courtney | 55 | 53 | 47 | 155 |
  | 10. | Damien Fleming | 54 | 51 | 50 | 155 |
  
  ## World Strokeplay Championship 2013
  
  The first championship was played in July, 2013, at Tambre course, and crowned Irish player John Walsh as World Champion.
  
  World Strokeplay Championship 2013 :
  
  | | | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | John Walsh | 53 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 198 |
  | | James Rogerson | 50 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 200 |
  | | John Deeble | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 201 |
  | 4. | Josep Martinez | 56 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 202 |
  | 5. | Sebastián Franco | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 203 |
  | | John Crangle | 51 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 203 |
  | | Frank Dineen | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 203 |
  | | Liam O'Donovan | 51 | 44 | 51 | 57 | 203 |
  | 9. | Chrissie Byrne | 52 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 205 |
  | 10. | Rolf Kwant | 56 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 206 |
  