Hillegom player wins bronze at FootGolf world championship

Roos Seehausen of Hillegom won bronze at the Junior World FootGolf Championship in Gahlenz, Germany, giving the Dutch FootGolf scene a world-level medal and putting a local name onto an international podium. The result is notable not just because it is a medal, but because it came in a sport that is still building its elite ladder and its global profile.

The medal was tied to a youth world championship setting, and that makes the finish even more revealing about the depth of the Dutch development pipeline. Seehausen emerged from a local base in Hillegom into a tournament stage that rewards precision, composure and course management over multiple rounds. In FootGolf, bronze is not a lucky bounce; it is a sign that a player can stay in contention against an international field and convert that consistency into a top-three result.

The broader structure around the sport is becoming more defined. FIFG, which identifies itself as the world’s governing body for FootGolf, staged the FootGolf World Championship Acapulco 2026 from May 27 to June 7, with the individual finals held on June 2. It was the fifth world championship in FIFG history, and the federation backed the event with official broadcast and leaderboard pages, underlining how quickly FootGolf has moved from niche pastime to organized international competition.

That matters for the Netherlands, where the sport has been steadily producing recognizable competitors. FIFG’s championship materials included a Team Netherlands roster page for Acapulco 2026, showing that Dutch participation now sits inside a formal world-stage pathway rather than a loose collection of domestic events. FIFG also maintains official world rankings for men, women, seniors and regions, another sign that the sport is building the same kind of ladder that supports more established global disciplines.

For Hillegom, Seehausen’s bronze is a clean, tangible milestone. It gives the town a direct link to a world championship podium and strengthens the case that Dutch FootGolf is no longer simply participating in international events, but contending in them.