IGU, as it is popularly known, is the National Sports Federation for golf in the country recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Government of India) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). IGU are responsible for sending Indian amateur teams for international competitions like the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific, Queen Sirikit Cup, Nomura Cup and Eisenhower Trophy, among others. They are the title right holders of the men’s and women’s Indian Opens and also conduct the world’s second-longest running amateur tournament All-India Amateur Championship.