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World number 588 to head all-Brazilian male entries for Rio 2016 golf test event

  • Golf

Leading Brazilian players are set to compete in the Aquece Rio Golf Challenge on the Olympic Course in

organisers focus on testing operations at the new venue.Delegations from both Rio 2016 and the International Golf

test are the course itself and the results system,” said Claudia Guedes, Rio 2016 sport manager for golf

The new venue, which will host the first Olympic golf tournament since the St Louis 1904 Games, was unveiled






First 10 competitors for 2017 World Masters Games announced as registration opens

  • Multi-Sport Games

Marathon runner Allison Roe and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games netball champion Anna Stanley have been named among the first 10 competitors for the 2017 World Masters Games.

number will be former New Zealand cricketer Martin Snedden, with the 47-year-old due to take part in golf

the Games sends the message that sport is for all age groups.Martin Snedden has opted to compete in golf

“When it comes to golf I’m no world beater, but I’m stepping up, and challenge all those who are passionate



Coe's company CSM signs major deal with golf's European Tour

  • Golf

CSM Sports & Entertainment, the marketing and consultancy company headed by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe, has been appointed by golf's European Tour to represent its global commercial and sponsorship rights.

The global game of golf continues to go from strength to strength and we are committed to helping convert


United States Golf Association elects only second female President in 121-year history

  • Golf

Murphy has been elected the 64th President of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which together

“Although golf will always face challenges, the great golfers – such as Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold

“It is a time for all of us, together, to be positive about golf and act accordingly.”Diana M.

the audience are being officially elected as only the second female President of the United States Golf

tournaments.Together with The R&A, the USGA governs the game worldwide, jointly administering the rules of golf


Rio 2016 inclusion allows golfer Ko to win Lonsdale Cup

  • Golf

World number one Lydia Ko has become the first golfer to win New Zealand’s Lonsdale Cup in its 54-year-history after receiving the award for 2015.

or team that made the most outstanding contribution to Olympic or Commonwealth sport, and following golf

In 2015, Ko became the sport's youngest world number one and landed five Ladies Professional Golf Association

"Winning the Lonsdale Cup for 2015 is a real honour and, with golf being included at the Rio 2016 Olympic

Games, there are added incentives for me to work towards producing more good golf this year."

aimed at getting more people playing golf - the "LOVE Golf" and "She Loves Golf" programmes.Lydia Ko


Bridgestone UK team up with three European Tour events in 2016

  • Golf

Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone’s UK division has strengthened its relationship with golf after partnering

will be an official partner of the European Tour British Masters.The event will be staged at Woburn Golf

launch the Bridgestone DriveGuard Trophy, a brand-new event open to all 650,000 members of the 1,900 golf

to be confirmed.The company is the title sponsor of the Bridgestone Invitational, one of the World Golf

year absence at Rio 2016, as it currently sponsors the Bridgestone Invitational, one of the World Golf

“We have identified huge potential from the world of golf and are extremely excited to be entering into


Nick Butler: When is cheating not cheating in sport?

  • Inside the Blogs

Two contrasting but deeply controversial incidents have taken place in sport in recent weeks.The first concerned 19-year-old Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche, a European cyclo-cross champion last year who, after failing to finish the women's under-23 race at the World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, was reportedly found to have had a motor concealed within her bike.

Take last year's Solheim Cup golf competition, for example, where the United States were inspired to


The Olympic Club selected as 2021 US Women’s Open host

  • Golf

Francisco’s The Olympic Club has been chosen to stage the US Women’s Open tournament in 2021, with the golf

editions of the men’s event in its history.In total the club has held a total of 10 United States Golf

Chun In-gee aiming to defend her title at CordeValle, from July 13 to 16.Meanwhile the Trump National Golf

Shoal Creek and Country Club of Charleston due to stage the 2018 and 2019 Championships.The Champions Golf



World Minigolf Federation award Continental Championships to Portugal and Japan

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Minigolf Federation (WMF) have awarded two of this year's Continental Championships to Portugal and Japan, it has been announced following a meeting in Prague.

, while the Committee also undertook a review of the events in 2015.Last year, the World Adventure Golf

town Hastings, while the World Championships were staged in Lahti in Finland.The 2016 World Adventure Golf