Britain's Justin Rose won the first gold medal in golf for 112 years as a birdie on the 18th hole was

Rose, the 2013 U.S Open champion, has become the third man to win individual golf gold after American

American Matt Kuchar.The United States is now the only country to have won a medal in men's individual golf

It felt like a cross between a golf tournament and a carnival. "It was unique, incredible."

Hopefully we've shown Brazil what golf is about."

It was little wonder the faces of the smattering of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members who attended the first-ever men’s rugby sevens gold medal match at the Games were adorned with smiles.

the transparency of the process – the Executive Board will decide whether rugby sevens, as well as golf

As Spain’s Sergio García, one of the top golfers who did make it to Rio, crunches his drive off the 13th tee, he almost certainly does not realise he is within about 50 metres of a caiman nursery.

a taste for the thickly-carpeted grass that has taken root here.I am usually a bit sceptical about golf

courses’ ecological credentials.However, with luck and a fair wind, this Olympic golf course just might

spent six years working here - says that if the already degraded sandy plot had not been secured for golf

are premature: they are still here, living at or near an Olympic venue.The post-Games plan is for the golf

stretch of sand and cactus just to the left of the 12th fairway.Beside a few holes, rather bigger than golf

carve out a niche in Olympic history on Thursday (August 11), when he hits the first shot in an Olympic golf

be nervous”.The decision, he says, came as “a big surprise, I didn’t have any idea…“For us to start golf

are still.If the wind blows, however, as is expected on Thursday, it could be a different story.Links golf

Being a part of the Olympic Movement is key to growing the game of golf worldwide, the President of the

International Golf Federation (IGF) Peter Dawson said here as he announced the men’s draw for the first

Olympic golf tournament to be held in 112 years.

This week really does mark a historic moment for golf."

Home player Adilson da Silva will have the privilege of striking the first ball in Olympic golf competition

I am sure the golf Federations will be doing everything they can to support the impetus created by golf's

Golf needs to be a very good and supportive member of the Olympic Family.

Brazil's Adilson da Silva, pictured practising on the Olympic Golf Course last week, will be the first

But then, as a newly published book demonstrates, golf and the Games have never easily co-existed.

former Daily Mail and Independent writer Alan Fraser, is a timely offering which details the history of golf

and also pursues – and appears ultimately to solve – an enduring mystery regarding Der Fuhrer and the golf

I’m a huge believer in Olympic golf. I’m a huge believer in playing for your country.

– in contrast, only one top female golfer has demurred, raising the intriguing prospect of women’s golf

“Those same competitors departed equally unaware that they had played in the first Olympic golf event

Baseball is returning to the Olympic Games after a gap of just 12 years, but there is still no guarantee that the sport’s biggest stars will be present in Tokyo in four years’ time.

question from Ung Chang, the veteran IOC member from North Korea.Chang had compared the situation with golf

African legend Gary Player has criticised his predecessors after they withdrew from the first Olympic golf

Let’s hope they don’t kick us out of the Olympics with golf in the future," he said.

 “All these guys that have turned it down - they’ve let golf down to a great extent.”Rory McIlroy

to withdraw due to the Zika virus, inflamed the situation by stating he will not watch the Olympic golf

United States' Jimmy Walker hung on to claim a first major title with a one-shot victory at the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey today.

It’s a big cup, that’s a lot of extra effort given he’s just had to play 36 holes of golf under the most

 "Golf isn’t an easy game, and Jason is a true champion, so I wouldn’t expect anything less."

Ariya Jutanugarn survived a scare after seeing a four-shot lead reduced to one before becoming the first-ever Thai player to win a major with victory at the Women’s British Open today.

and American Mo Martin after she ended on 16-under-par following a final round of 72 at the Woburn Golf

 "I think this victory is really important for me and Thai golf.

Play was abandoned midway through the third round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey today due to wet conditions and the threat of lightning.

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A large set of the Olympic Rings arrive at the Olympic Golf Course ©Getty ImagesSoldiers patrol past

superb six-under-par round to surge into a two-shot lead at the Women’s British Open at the Woburn Golf

Ground-nesting owls have been highlighted as the biggest risk to players on the course hosting the first Olympic golf

monkeys and three-toed sloths.But Mark Johnson, director of international agronomy for the Professional Golf

But they live here and we play golf here, we co-exist."

An owl pictured on the golf course during the Rio 2016 test event ©Getty ImagesCaiman alligators live

Australia's Jason Day, Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth and Ireland's Rory McIlory.International Golf

American Robert Streb shot a record-equalling round at a major tournament to move into a joint lead with compatriot Jimmy Walker on a low-scoring day at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey.