INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
NATURE
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation is a private entity of an associative nature, non-profit and with its own legal personality whose purpose is the promotion, organization, regulation, development and practice, throughout the territory of the State, of the modality of Golf and the specialty of Pitch and Putt.
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation, like the rest of the Spanish sports federations, enjoys a special regime due to the activity it carries out and the delegated public functions entrusted to us.
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation regulates its internal structure and operation through its statutes, in accordance with democratic and representative principles.
FUNCTIONS
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation exercises, among others, under the supervision of the Higher Sports Council, the following public functions of an administrative nature:
– Implements what is established in the Sports Development Programs in relation to the sports activity eligible for subsidy.
– It classifies official state-level sports competitions and, where appropriate, organizes official non-professional state-level sports competitions.
– Issues licenses in accordance with the terms provided for in the Sports Law and its implementing regulations.
- Grants and exercises control over the subsidies allocated to sports associations and entities as a result of the exercise of public powers, in the manner determined by regulation.
- It collaborates with the General State Administration and the Autonomous Communities, both in the training of sports technicians within the framework of the regulation and control of special regime sports education, and in continuing education programs.
- Exercises disciplinary authority in accordance with the terms established in the Sports Law and its implementing regulations.
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation performs its own private functions, including the following:
– Organizes or oversees official international competitions held within the territory of the State, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.o) of the Sports Law.
– It recognizes and, where appropriate, organizes unofficial activities and competitions that may take place within its scope, with the participation of teams and athletes from more than one Autonomous Community, and sets the requirements and conditions for holding said activities.
The holding of these competitions or activities may be promoted by the federation itself or by public or private institutions that request federative recognition.
– It drafts and approves its statutory and regulatory norms for subsequent ratification by the Higher Sports Council.
– Promotes the development of golf sports throughout the State by establishing measures to promote and develop grassroots sports and talent.
– Designs, develops and executes, within the framework of its competencies and in coordination, where appropriate, with the regional federations, the preparation plans for qualified high-level and high-performance individuals.
– It contributes to the General State Administration and the Autonomous Communities in the prevention, control and repression of the use of prohibited substances and pharmacological groups and non-regulatory methods in sport.
– Choose the athletes who will make up the Spanish national teams.
– Exercises its own disciplinary authority.
– Develops sports training programs.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
General Regulations
– Law 39/2022, of December 30, on Sport.
– Law 19/2007, of July 11, against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport.
– Organic Law 3/2013, of June 20, on the protection of the athlete's health and the fight against doping in sports activity.
– Law 19/2013, of December 9, on transparency, access to information and good governance.
– Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the guarantee of digital rights.
– Royal Decree 1835/1991, of December 20, on Spanish Sports Federations.
– Royal Decree 1591/1992, of December 23, on Sports Discipline.
– Order EFD/42/2024, of January 25, which regulates the electoral processes of the Spanish Sports Federations.
– Royal Decree 971/2007, of July 13, on high-level and high-performance athletes.
Regulations relating to sports education, including:
– Royal Decree 1363/2007, which establishes them as Special Regime Sports Education.
– Order ECD/158/2014, of February 5, which completes the curricular aspects and general requirements and the effects of training in sports matters.
Internal regulations:
RFEG Code of Ethics and Conduct
RFEG Protocol for action against sexual violence
Electoral Regulations 2024 – May 27, 2024
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The governing and representative bodies are the General Assembly and the President. The Board of Directors, the General Secretary, and the Manager are additional bodies.
General Assembly
It is the highest body of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation in which the Clubs and other Sports Associations, the athletes, the coaches and the judges are represented.
Delegated Commission
Within the General Assembly, a Delegated Commission is established as an ordinary control and monitoring body for the federative management.
Presidency
It is the executive body of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. It holds its legal representation, convenes and presides over the governing bodies.
Board of Directors
It is the governing body of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. Its members are freely appointed and dismissed by the President.
Secretary General
Juan Guerrero-Burgos: Performs the functions of notary and advisor.
Management
Jorge Sagardoy: Guarantees, under the superior authority of the President, the good economic and administrative functioning of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation.
Economic Control Commission
Manuel Azpilicueta Ferrer, Silvia Paternain Osacar and Susana Álvarez González
Head of Women and Sport at the RFEG
Mabel Pascual de Pobil
Commission on Harassment and Sexual Abuse
Organization chart
Composition of the Board of Directors and Federation Staff
Agreements of the governing bodies
Sporting events
Access to all official competitions organized by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation is free and open to the public. These competitions are held on courses throughout Spain, and the Royal Spanish Golf Federation does not have its own facilities for hosting them. Therefore, it is not possible to count or estimate attendance at these championships.
AGREEMENTS OF THE ASSEMBLY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DELEGATED COMMITTEE
SURVEYS
ECONOMIC, BUDGETARY AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Bankruptcy proceedings, pre-bankruptcy proceedings or similar situation
The RFEG is NOT involved in any situation similar to those described in the statement
CONTRACTS
List of contracts and agreements
List of major contracts (over 18,000 euros)
List of minor contracts (less than 18,000 euros or 50,000 in the case of works)
There are NO amounts received for participation in international competitions or for membership in international structures
GRANTS AND PUBLIC AID
Information 2023
Information 2024
Information 2025
BUDGETS
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REPORT
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2014
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2015
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2016
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2017
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2018
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2019
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2020
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2021
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2022
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2023
Audit Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement 2024
REMUNERATION OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Article 39 of the RFEG Statutes
«"All positions on the Board of Directors are honorary and those who hold them will not receive any remuneration, with the exception of the President."”
Article 35.1 of the RFEG Statutes
“The position of President of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation may be remunerated provided that such agreement, as well as the amount of the remuneration, is approved by a majority of the members present at the General Assembly meeting in which the agreement is adopted. The gross remuneration, including legally established social expenses, may not be paid from public subsidies received by the Federation.”.
Currently, the position of President of the RFEG is unpaid. Furthermore, the Royal Spanish Golf Federation does not have any individual or collective representation expenses.
TRANSPARENCY INDICATORS
Economic and financial transparency
Transparency in contracting and supplies
CRIMINAL COMPLIANCE
Program Compliance Certificates
Certificate first quarter 2021
Second quarter certificate 2021
Third quarter 2021 certificate
Certificate fourth quarter 2021
Certificate first quarter 2022
Second quarter certificate 2022
Third quarter 2022 certificate
Certificate fourth quarter 2022
Certificate first quarter 2023
Second quarter certificate 2023
Third quarter 2023 certificate
Certificate fourth quarter 2023
Certificate first quarter 2024
Second quarter certificate 2024
Third quarter 2024 certificate
TRAINING
CONTACT
RFEG
Address: Calle Arroyo del Monte, 5; 28049 MADRID
Telephone numbers: 91 555 26 82 and 91 376 91 30
Fax: 91 556 32 90
General email: rfegolf@rfegolf.es
Other contact emails: Presidency, General Secretariat, Committees and Departments
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