Top International Golfers Lend Support to Olympic bid

18 of golf’s top players are sending a customised brochure detailing the sport’s Olympic bid along with a personal letter reflecting their support to International Olympic Committee members. This endorsement from the world’s best players forms part of the International Golf Federation’s continuing efforts to demonstrate worldwide solidarity behind the game's bid to become an Olympic sport in 2016.

In addition, World Golf Hall of Fame members Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, Global Ambassadors on behalf of the IGF’s bid, have sent the 32-page brochure and a personal letter to IOC representatives from 75 other countries. The brochure includes global data on golf participation, as well as supportive comments by the world’s leading players on behalf of the Olympic effort.

“As we have consistently stated from the outset of the bid process, it is imperative that the best players in the world support golf’s Olympic effort in order to give us the best chance of being selected by the IOC to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games,” said Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A and joint secretary of the IGF. “It also is important for us to demonstrate the international nature of golf, underscoring the fact that 60 million people play the sport in nearly 120 countries. This personal outreach by international players is a continuation of that effort.”