Nov 24th, 2016 Article
Golf set to stay in Olympics until 2024
According to a report from the Guardian, it appears that golf's tenure as an Olympic sport is about to be extended.
According to a report from the Guardian, it appears that golf's tenure as an Olympic sport is about to be extended.
Solheim Cup star Melissa Reid believes Olympic organizers have missed a trick by not opting for a mixed Matchplay event when golf returns to the Games in August following a 112-year absence.
There’s an interesting debate going on right now between some of Australia’s top players. A year out from golf’s return to the Olympics, Adam Scott and Jason Day have differing views on the new competition. Scott is not ruling out a no-show, while Day can’t wait to have a go at getting a gold medal round his neck.
Sergio Garcia is bang up for the Olympics, and desperate to qualify for Spain.
The International Golf Federation has announced the draw for the first and second rounds of the Men’s Golf Competition at Rio 2016. Check out the top pairings and full schedule here.
Christie’s Auction House is auctioning the gold medal won by 17-year-old Robert Hunter in the team competition in 1904 at Glen Echo Country Club.
Check out Justin Rose's hole in one at the Olympics - the first ever Olympic hole in one ever!
Olympic officials have announced that the Gil Hanse-designed golf course that will be used for next year’s Games is “100 percent complete.”
And they're off at the Olympic golf, as Brazil’s Adilson da Silva took the opening tee shot this morning to end golf’s 112-year absence from the games.
Martin Kaymer has compared the Rio Olympic Games camaraderie he has experienced in his first three days to the Oktoberfest in Munich.
This week the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro played host to it’s first test event, The Aquece Rio Golf Challenge, and whilst the main PGA Tour players could not be persuaded to attend the one day event, Brazil’s top nine golfers were there to christen the course. Here's the verdict!
Rory has given golf in the Olympics another good kicking this afternoon, as he has told a press conference at the Open that he won’t even be bothered to watch the Olympic golf.