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The Atlanta Olympic Committee is proposing the addition of golf to the
1996 Olympic games. Each host city is allowed to propose an event to
the normal Olympic venue of sports. Interestingly they are proposing
the golf event be held at Augusta National in Augusta Ga. site of the
Master Tournament.
The teams from each country would be made up of professionals and
amatuers with both male and female teams. I have read they would be 3
person teams.
I question whether professional golfers would be willing to take the
time out from their regular tours as the summer olympics is typically
held during the middle of the American PGA, European and Asian Tours.
They obviously would be playing for their respective countries but
would recieve no direct compensation from the Olympics. Here in the US
we tend to measure the success of pro golfers by how much money they
make during the regular tour and in fact reward the top 30 with a
chance to make more money in the Tour Championship.
Anyway I hope it is approved as it would be nice to visit Augusta
National on something other than the Masters practice round. Augusta
National is normally closed to members from May to October to avoid
damage to the course during the hot summer months.
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| 1602.1 | Golf Olympics? | AKOCOA::BREEN | Bill Breen Ako2-3 244-7984 | Thu Oct 22 1992 17:20 | 18 |
Considering that the Ryder Cup achieves only moderate general interest
in the U.S. despite intense interest amongst the golfing public it
would seem that only as an olympic sport would an international golf
event get the general interest of Americans. Of course the Olympic
Tennis didn't get the player's interest although the general public
seemed to treat winning a gold as a great feat.
Is Olympic Golf a hopeless idea. Or would it be better to try to
expand the Ryder Cup along Davis Cup lines. Problem is if it doesn't
have the tag "Olympics" next to it the average American considers it
just "Sports" and ignores it (unless you can bet on it).
As someone earlier said, it has to get promoted by the big media and
then EVERYBODY is interested - we are a Mecca for the Adv and
Promotions business.
btw speaking of olympics isn't this an election year - anybody notice
who's running? 8:)
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| 1602.3 | FWIW, I Dn't Like It... | MRKTNG::VARLEY | Fri Oct 23 1992 10:57 | 18 | |
I'm an avid golfer and sports fan. In general, if you can hit, it, kick
it, catch it or throw it, I'll watch it or play it. BUT, I think golf
in the Olympics is a mistake. In fact, I think anything in the Summer
Olympics, other than pure track and field is a mistake. I know, I know,
times have changed, money talks, etc. etc. Sure, I get a kick out of
watching swimming, hoop, boxing etc., but if you want my real opinion,
they shouldn't be there. I'll watch the golf, like most of us, but I
don't like the idea, and it makes no sense to me.
One other thought - Augusta National doesn't need the cash, and
regardless of what the networks want, I'll be surprised if they hold
Olympics there. Most of those cats just want to play golf with other
"movers and shakers" and pat themselves on the back because they now
have a black member - like they were actively courting members of
difference for a long time... Hey, I'd like to play Augusta, but I'm
not kidding myself that the members are anyy fun... End of soapbox.
__Jack
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| 1602.4 | Augusta has approved it. | SAHQ::TROTTER | Mon Oct 26 1992 13:50 | 15 | |
Jack Stephens current Chairman of the Augusta National club has
endorsed the idea of Olympic golf at the Masters site. Some local
politicians are questioning the use of Augusta National on the grounds
of their past membership record and the one minority member they
currently have.
I did read a comment that the site will host a Ladies tournament in
1994 but there were no details beyond that one comment.
I guess tournaments such as the World Cup could be viewed as
International golf events and the Olympics would be yet another means
of making money from sports. Any event that pits the best golfers from
the different tours and countries is worth watching. Who knows maybe
Iceland will come up with a golf team to rival the Jamacan bobsled
team.
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| 1602.5 | MRKTNG::VARLEY | Mon Oct 26 1992 14:00 | 8 | ||
Well, if they gotta have golf in the Olympics, they might as well have
it at a good course. Truthfully, my favorite golf events (in no
sequence) are:
-The Open
-The U.S. Open
-The Walker Cup
__Jack
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