Posts Tagged Olympics


A New Dawn In The East

More than one journalist confidently predicted that the US would run away with the Solheim Cup. Anything within eight points would be some kind of achievement for Europe. The predictions suited the narrative. The women’s game has seen its power base shift east. In ladies golf Europe versus America is an old world skirmish and […]

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PGA Alliance keen for big push into China and India

It is no coincidence that the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) made a major development announcement on the eve of golf’s Olympic bid. The PGA will aim to boost the development of golf in the world’s most populous countries – China and India – via its new set-up, the World PGA Alliance. The announcement came a […]

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Golf: Going For Gold In 2016

Tiger Woods has just about done it all in the game of golf: 14 major championships, 69 career wins on tour, a record stay at world number one, NCAA, U.S Amateur and Junior titles, Fed-Ex, Ryder, and Presidents Cups. There’s not much else to conquer really. Over the weekend at the Buick Open Sir Nick […]

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Top golfers back IGF’s Olympic bid

An 18-strong group of golfing heavyweights, including Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie, have joined forces to throw their weight behind the sport’s bid to obtain Olympic status. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide this August in Copenhagen, Denmark on two sports that will join the Olympic fold from a list […]

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