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. Georges Barbaret, former president of the French Golf Federation (2005-2013):

« With Pascal Grizot, we nurtured years of complicity within the Bureau and Steering Committee as well as the Ryder Cup Commission. As such, I have been able to appreciate its values ​​in a number of areas.
Being in the company, he knows how to manage, make decisions, act with reactivity and this with total success as on the difficult file of the Ryder Cup. All this legitimizes his election today.
He is a man who is passionate about golf, and a top level player moreover, with an excellent vision of the sporting evolution of our discipline. I am very confident in the success of his ambitious project because he will be able to surround himself with good people and rely on the complementarity between elected officials and senior federal executives to obtain results. »

. Jean Garaialde, former professional player and ex-French n ° 1:

« Until the Ryder Cup 2018, I didn’t particularly know him, but given the success of this event I knew he was a competent person. He has shown that he knows golf very well and he has gone to great lengths to make it an unforgettable event, for which we can only congratulate him. Since then, I have been around him more, he has become a friend, and I recently had the opportunity to see him again at the inauguration of the small game training area at Golf National, which is truly remarkable. Given the seriousness he shows in what he undertakes, I think he will be a great president of the French Golf Federation. For this new function, he deserves all our encouragement. »

. Joanna Klatten, professional player:

« First of all, he is a good friend. Second, he is an excellent player with whom I had the opportunity to share games … sometimes quite tense, because he is very competitive! What I really appreciate about him is his passion for golf, and his involvement with both amateurs and professionals, men and women. He has always followed my career very closely. All his investment was reflected of course in the organization of the Ryder Cup in France in 2018, which was a great success, and recently the development of the poles and in particular the creation of the training area at the Golf National, which is absolutely amazing. I am therefore delighted that he is coming to the head of the Federation, and I think he will be a huge engine for French golf. »

. Jean Bekirian, professional player:

« I am delighted with the election of Pascal Grizot as President of the French Golf Federation, because he is one of those people who believe in me and support me since my stint with the professionals. And I hope he will support me for many years to come! He has brought a lot of good things to golf in France, notably having organized the Ryder Cup in 2018 in Paris. He helps all young people in their ascent to the top level, so his arrival at the head of ffgolf is a very good thing. I wish him good luck! »

. Céline Boutier, professional player and French n ° 1:

« I think this is great news! Already, because he is someone who is very passionate about this sport and very good golfer himself, so he knows the game very well. Beyond that, he knows the high level very well, and I am sure that it will allow France to have more players in the world top 50. He is a very motivated person, who does not hesitate to ask for help, whether it is from players or experts in their fields, French or foreign. Finally he played a crucial role in France’s bid to host the Ryder Cup in 2018, so I’m sure he’s going to do a lot more to make golf more popular in our country.ys. »

. Alexander Levy, professional player and five-time winner of the European Tour:

« I’ve known him for more than ten years, I first worked with him in the amateur French team and I have a special relationship with him, because he has always helped me and advised me personally on certain choices. Afterwards, Pascal is someone who takes a lot of initiatives to develop golf in France, and he makes it evolve in the right direction. We all know that he allowed our country to have a superb event, the Ryder Cup, which will remain etched in the memory of all French golfers. It’s the perfect illustration of how he does things: all the way, and very well. On top of that, he’s a good golf player: I’ve been lucky enough to play the Dunhill Links Championship four or five times, and we had a great time each time. His arrival at the head of the Federation will boost the development of golf in France, because its greatest quality is to make things happen. »

. Denis Fabre, president of the Association of Golf Directors of France (ADGF):

« The ADGF sends its sincere congratulations to Pascal Grizot, new President of the ffgolf. He is a man who knows golf and its environment perfectly, a great servant of our sport and visionary, with whom our association has always maintained very good relations.
The way he initiated, carried and organized the Ryder Cup in France in 2018 demonstrates his pugnacity, managerial skills and will to succeed. There is no doubt that he will put his personal and professional qualities as well as all his energy at the service of the development of practice, sporting performance and environmental management of the courses.
The ADGF pays tribute to the action carried out by Jean-Lou Charon during his two terms at the head of the ffgolf. He has always listened to our corporation and worked for the development of our sport.
We send our best wishes to Pascal Grizot and assure him of our collaboration and our desire to maintain the unity of the sector alongside ffgolf. »

. Éric Douennelle, President of PGA France:

« I am delighted that someone from the business world is now at the head of the ffgolf. Pascal Grizot is able to manage a project from A to Z as he brilliantly did for the hosting of the Ryder Cup 2018.
The good relations built with PGA France during the two terms of President Jean-Lou Charon will remain strong with this new presidency. He can count on our organization to work jointly on the future development actions of the Federation. »

. Laurent Boissonnas, president of the Groupement des Entrepreneurs de Golf Français (GEGF):

« I am very happy with the election of Pascal Grizot. As elected for fifteen years, he has shown all his abilities, his leadership in carrying out all the projects in which he was involved, whether with the French teams with several international titles but also with the Ryder Cup and its success.
Personally, he is a very pragmatic successful entrepreneur who has understood the new situation in the club world. He knows that we must move forward united in the face of the many challenges that stand before us.
The commercial golf courses, which the GEGF represents, are determined to officially work alongside it to defend the golf industry, its companies and its employees.. »

. Emilio Vichera, president of the French Association of Golf Course Maintenance Personnel (AGREF):

« Pascal Grizot conscientiously prepared his project, he listened, gathered positive and constructive forces, he wishes to lead and revive the development of golf in France with conviction and determination.
He presented us, through numerous interviews, clearly his vision, his ambition for French golf which must go through three axes: sport, for a real desire of all to see the emergence of champions, development by making progress positively the image of our sport and the ecological transition which is today a societal concern. These three pillars are consensus among everyone and in particular for the Agreement. The health crisis made us realize that things had to change and we are convinced that the same is true for golf. As far as we are concerned, for our sector, the ecological transition is crucial.
We are sure that Pascal Grizot will continue the actions undertaken since 2003 by the Environment Commission for the exploitation of golf sites in respect of the environment and will endeavor to continue the ecological transition which is essential for the future of our sports sector by associating it all its actors in consultation with the various associated ministries.
We know that golf can and does contribute to the comfort of all, to good health and that it helps to preserve a certain biodiversity, the partnership with the National Museum of Natural History is already demonstrating this. The future of our sport, its image and our professions are at stake and for all these reasons it can count, as was the case with its predecessors, on the support of AGREF and its Ecoumène Golf Institute. and Environment.
We are certain that Pascal Grizot will be up to what will undoubtedly be a challenge for all. »

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