By Paul OsborneThe International University Sports Federation (FISU) is continuing its 14-day inspection of Gwangju as the city prepares to host next year's Summer Universiade.

competition.Yesterday saw another of the groups visit six other venues, this time for badminton, diving, golf

By Zjan ShirinianAzerbaijan's first and so far only golf course has been added to the European Challenge

August 3.It was completed in October 2012 and is managed by Troon.The 7,011 yard National Azerbaijan Golf

in November, having visited 22 countries ©Getty ImagesSince its inception, the National Azerbaijan Golf

Club has worked with governing body the Azerbaijan Golf Federation to promote the sport to the masses

Mammadov, President of the Azerbaijan Golf Federation, said: "Golf is new to Azerbaijan, so we hope to

We are sure that the players will enjoy the golf course, as well as the tourism attractions and that

By Zjan ShirinianThe tennis test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been delayed by four months.

inaccurate and unfair".Organisers have been criticised for delays with construction, with International Golf

Federation President Peter Dawson saying in March that it was unlikely the golf course for Rio 2016

preparations blasted during ASOIF General AssemblyMarch 2014: Fear Rio 2016 will not be ready to host test golf

Mackay Public prosecutors in Brazil have called for the suspension of work on the Rio 2016 Olympic golf

of this story at [email protected] storiesMay 2014: Grass-planting at Olympic golf

course begins amid delay concernsMay 2014: Rio 2016 golf test event one year out from Games improbable

, admits IGF vice-president VotawMarch 2014: Fear Rio 2016 will not be ready to host test golf event

because so far behind in preparationsJune 2013: Bird's-eye view pictures of Rio 2016 Olympic golf course

releasedApril 2013: Construction of Rio 2016 golf course finally gets green light

AndersonGerman car giant BMW has agreed a five-year deal with the United States PGA Tour and the Western Golf

Thanks to BMW's generosity, we've been able to send many more deserving golf caddies to college."

Zach Johnson won the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Illinois last year ©Getty Images American

Zach Johnson won the tournament at Conway Farms Golf Club in Illinois last year, while this year's event

been dominated by the men, although women did compete in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, in tennis, golf

By Paul OsborneThe United States Golf Association (USGA) has named Shoal Creek as the host of the 2018

championship site and the USGA is quite pleased to partner with the club for a US Women's Open," US Golf

We regard Shoal Creek as a wonderful test of golf and are confident it will again shine as a competitive

optimum playing conditions for the world's best players across a broader variety of the country's finest golf

in 1996, 1999 and 2001.The tournament is one of five major championships on the Ladies Professional Golf

By Duncan Mackay at the Floxenia Conference Centre in NicosiaBelek in Antalya has been awarded another high-profile Olympic event following the success of last month's SportAccord International Convention.

the 2013 World Archery Championships and earlier this month hosted the 2014 Turkish Airlines Ladies Golf

By Gary AndersonThe second African Youth Games are set to get underway in Gaborone, Botswana, tomorrow as the city prepares to welcome around 2,500 athletes from 54 countries for 10 days of competition.

across 21 sports - athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, fencing, football, golf

Botswana Swimming Pool will host the athletics and swimming competitions respectively.The Gaborone Golf

Club and Gaborone Dam will stage golf and the canoeing and rowing events respectively, with table tennis

By David OwenConstruction of the first Olympic golf course in more than a century has advanced, with

in Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.Earlier this month, Ty Votaw, vice-president of the International Golf

"How much further within that year out we go all depends on our grassing schedule and how much the golf

We have taken another important step in constructing the Olympic golf course today."

course releasedApril 2013: Construction of Rio 2016 golf course finally gets green lightApril 2013: 

golf course will "change the sport in Brazil" claim venue managers

By Zjan ShirinianUSA Swimming has appointed Scott Leightman as its director of public relations and communications.

Leightman, who has previously worked in public relations for basketball and golf in a 20-year career,

as public relations director at Buffalo Communications, where he managed 10 clients for the global golf

and lifestyle agency.Prior to that, he was director of public relations at TaylorMade-Adidas Golf from

By Paul OsborneSports Federations for athletics, weightlifting and bodybuilding, swimming golf and fencing

By Gary AndersonThe European Tour has announced an extension of its long-standing partnership with BMW which will see the German car giant remain as a top-tier partner of the Tour up until 2018.

Park.Manassero is getting ready to defend his title as the BMW PGA Championship gets underway at the Wentworth Golf

I believe we have achieved this with noteworthy success in the world of golf."

In June, the Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof in Cologne will play host to the BMW International Open, where

title, while Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano will be defending his BMW Masters crown at Lake Malaren Golf

By Zjan ShirinianGolf made its first appearance at the Inter Spinal Unit Games, held for the 27th time at Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

We are pleased to have added golf to the range of activities on offer as part of the Spinal Unit Games

, ensuring the game is open to all," said England Golf disability officer Jamie Blair.The Games are run

By Zjan ShirinianSixty Namibian athletes will compete at the African Youth Games when they get underway this week, a 30-fold increase on the athletes the country sent to the 2010 edition.

Tjongarero ©ProactiveThe country's contingent of athletes will compete in athletics, boxing, cycling, golf