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Olympics: Medal hopes drive funding calls

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Olympics: Medal hopes drive funding calls Boosting New Zealand’s relatively poor conversion rate from 2015 pinnacle event podium finishes to 2016 Olympic medals is the priority for High Performance Sport New Zealand chief executive Alex Baumann in the wake of the annual investment announcement for next year.

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Golf at the Olympics is ‘fifth major’ for Jordan Spieth

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Spieth, whose parents are Saucon Valley High School grads, says he considers golf’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 like a major and plans to be among the four-man American team in the 60-man field in Brazil. “I would expect to at least win a major championship and it’s exactly what […]

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Rio course handed to Olympic organizers, deemed ready for 2016 Games

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The construction of the golf course for the 2016 Rio Olympics has had everything thrown its way, from significant delays to protests from environmentalists to inquiries on alleged misconduct for a public official. But on Sunday, the course finally was handed over to Olympic organizers, as Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes deemed the course “ready for the Olympic Games.” […]

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Work goes on at Rio Olympics golf course

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A Rio de Janeiro judge has rejected prosecutors’ request to halt construction at the Olympic golf course, clearing a major hurdle in the sport’s return to the games after a 112-year absence. It was the second-consecutive legal defeat by prosecutors who claim the course is being built without the necessary environmental impact studies and other […]

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2016: Activists Protest Meeting Over Golf Course Concerns

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A small group of protesters disrupted a meeting of the International Olympics Committee Saturday to draw attention to the environmental destruction caused by preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games set for Rio de Janeiro. The Associated Press reported a group of environmental activists protested in the lobby of a hotel at Olympic Games where the executive board of […]

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Competition golf in Australia on the rise

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Golf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]

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HSBC Chief concerned game is not moving with the times

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One of golf’s biggest sponsors has warned the game is at a crossroads and not keeping up with changes in society. The sport returns to the Olympics next year and Giles Morgan, the head of sponsorship for HSBC, believes this provides an opportunity that cannot be squandered. Morgan’s company spends millions of pounds on golf, backing several […]

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Golf and Olympics: A Bad Fit

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“Never in my life have I felt more patriotic than when I had the honor of hearing our national anthem,” Jansen said in a recent interview. “I won 46 World Cup races and a bunch of world championship races, but that song never sounded like that.” Jansen, like many observers, sees golf’s return to the […]

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Rio 2016 golf test event set to go ahead in November despite fears over grass growing in time

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Rio 2016 are not expecting to need to postpone the golf test event scheduled for the Olympic course in November despite the grass having only recently been laid, officials have insisted here today, although they are still working to accommodate the concerns of environmentalists. The course at Reserva de Marapendi in the main Olympic Cluster of Barra […]

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Hanse says Olympic Golf Course is complete

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After a series of setbacks, the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro is finally finished. Course designer Gil Hanse said Monday on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” that construction on the 2016 Olympics course is done and that “we’re now in full grow-in mode.” “By all accounts it’s going well,” he said. “We’re still hopeful […]

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