Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire

What Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire does

Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire is a French regional sports association (non-profit) that serves as the official territorial golf federation for the Pays de la Loire region, operating under the national Fédération Française de Golf (FFGolf). Headquartered at 10 rue de Fionie, Parc de la Bérangerais, La Chapelle sur Erdre (Loire-Atlantique), the organization is staffed by six employees and presided over by Alain Vallet, with Frédéric Delaunay also listed as Président in management disclosures. Its functional role is to organize, administer, and certify amateur golf competitions across the region, manage talent development pathways from youth through senior levels, and coordinate training for referees, coaches, and sports educators. Affiliated clubs hosting league activities include La Baule, Ile d'Or, Guérande, Savenay, Angers, Nantes Erdre, Nantes Vigneux, Bourgenay, Cholet, Baugé, Laval, Le Mans 24H, and others across the territory.

The organization's product portfolio covers the full competitive spectrum of regional amateur golf. Youth development is delivered through the GOKT (Golf Open Kid Tour) circuit for categories U8 through U16, the CRE (Centre Régional d'Entraînement) excellence program, the Championnat Régional Jeunes, and school/university pathways. Adult competition spans the Grand Prix de Ligue, Classic Mid-Am, Interclubs d'Hiver, and the CAEF (Challenge des Equipes d'Animation Féminine) for women's teams. Senior players are served via Trophées Seniors, while corporate players participate through Golf Entreprise and people with disabilities through the Paragolf/Handigolf program. The league also runs formal training programs for referees (Formation Arbitre), sports educators (Formation ASBC), and coaches (Formation OBEC). Talent pathway integration with CENS Savenay (Centre d'Excellence National du Sport) and CREPS Pays de la Loire links identified youth to higher-performance structures.

The business model is that of a federation rather than a commercial enterprise. The league is funded through a combination of public-sector subsidies (Région Pays de la Loire, Agence Nationale du Sport), FFGolf allocations, club affiliations, and competition registration fees collected via the Hello Asso platform. Communication and go-to-market are handled through the league's own website (ligue-golf-paysdelaloire.asso.fr), the FFGolf national calendar, and partner promotional links with Golf Ouest and La Route du Golf. Revenue, pricing, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed, consistent with its status as a French association loi 1901-style non-profit. No technology platform, API, or AI capability is associated with the entity.

Name

Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire

Legal name

Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire

Website

https://ligue-golf-paysdelaloire.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire is a French non-profit regional sports association under FFGolf that organizes amateur golf competitions, youth talent development, and referee/coach training across the Pays de la Loire region, serving golfers of all ages and skill levels through affiliated golf clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports Association / Regional Golf Governance

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Clubs & Tournament-Host Clubs (Professional/Elite Golf Clubs) (MPAKABAE)

Keywords

• Regional golf association
• Amateur golf competitions
• Youth golf development
• Golf training programs
• Sports federation governance

Headquarters

HQ city

La Chapelle sur Erdre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire is a regional sports association operating under the French Golf Federation (FFGolf) that organizes and administers amateur golf competitions, youth development pathways, training programs for referees and coaches, and accessible/corporate golf programs across the Pays de la Loire region. Its offerings include youth circuits (GOKT, CRE, Championnat Régional Jeunes), women's and senior competitions (CAEF, Trophées Seniors), team interclubs, paragolf, Golf Entreprise, and certified training programs (Arbitre, ASBC, OBEC).

Product overview

Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire operates as a regional golf league managing a comprehensive portfolio of competitive golf programs and services. The organization delivers youth development through the GOKT circuit and CRE excellence program; competitive team events including CAEF (women's), Interclubs d'Hiver (mixed), and various senior competitions; corporate golf through the Golf Entreprise program; and accessible golf via Paragolf/Handigolf. The league also provides training programs for referees (Arbitre), sports educators (ASBC), and coaches (OBEC), while organizing championships such as the Classic Mid-Am, Grand Prix de Ligue, and regional youth championships. These programs collectively serve golfers from youth through senior categories across the Pays de la Loire region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GOKT (Golf Open Kid Tour)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Fédération Française de Golf (FFGolf)coreOthersFFGolf is the national governing body for golf in France. The Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire is a regional branch of FFGolf, organizing and administering amateur golf competitions at the regional level under the national federation's rules and calendar.
• CREPS Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREPS (Centre de Ressources, d'Expertise et de Performance Sportive) des Pays de la Loire is the regional sports performance center. The league collaborates with CREPS on sports development programs and athlete training support.
• Région Pays de la LoirecoreOthersThe regional council of Pays de la Loire provides institutional support and funding to the league as the regional sports organization for golf.
• Agence Nationale du Sport (ANS)supportingOthersANS (Agence Nationale du Sport) is the French national sports agency that supports the development of sports at national and regional levels, including golf talent development programs.
• Golf OuestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf Ouest is a regional grouping of golf courses in western France, listed as a partner on the league's website with reciprocal promotional links.
• La Route du GolfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLa Route du Golf (Route du Golf) is a golf tourism route partner displayed on the league's partner banner, promoting golf tourism in the western France region.
• Centre d'Excellence National du Sport (CENS) – SavenaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCENS Savenay is a national sports excellence center where selected young golfers from the league train as part of the high-performance pathway. Several league players (e.g., Mathis Heulot) are identified as CENS members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Ligue de Golf Hauts-de-France: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Provides analogous regional golf governance services — competitions, youth development, and certification programs — to amateur players in its territory.
• Ligue de Golf Île-de-France: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Paris/Île-de-France region. Comparable operating model with regional competitions, talent development, and training programs, serving amateur golfers in a distinct metropolitan territory.
• Ligue de Golf de Bretagne: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Brittany region. Operates with an analogous structure — regional competitions, youth development pathways, training certifications, and member-club coordination — but in a different French geographic territory.
• Ligue de Golf Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Operates with similar competition circuits, talent development pathways, and training programs within the same national federation framework.
• Ligue de Golf Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Operates similar competition circuits, talent development pathways, and training programs under the same national federation structure.
• Ligue de Golf Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Sister regional golf league under FFGolf covering the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Provides comparable regional golf federation services to amateur golfers under the same national federation framework but in a different territory.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Française de Golf (FFGolf): FFGolf is the national governing body for golf in France and the direct parent organization of the Ligue de Golf des Pays de la Loire. It sets national rules, calendars, and standards that regional leagues implement at the sub-national level, operating at broader national scale with overlapping competitive and developmental functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ligue-de-golf-des-pays-de-la-loire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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