It’s a Five-Ring Circus

It is confirmed; golf has been legitimized and has been accepted into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. What difference is this going to make?

The pundits are forecasting an immediate upsurge of interest in the game of golf; new players will come out of the wood work; golf courses will see a resurgence of patronage; golf equipment sales will sky-rocket.

Come off it! Let’s be real.     More...

Global Ambassador Annika Sorenstam and 2010 European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will join representatives of the International Golf Federation when golf's final case for inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games will be made to the International Olympic Committee Executive Board on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Golf last was part of the Olympic Games in 1904, when the United States and Canada were the only competing nations and is one of seven sports being considered for inclusion starting with the 2016 Games. The IOC Executive Committee is expected to recommend two sports for the  IOC membership to vote on for the 2016 Olympic Program.   More...