Thursday, August 27, 2009

Tiger Woods the Olympian. Is it possible? Yes.

Tiger Woods recently said in a press conference that if he is not retired by the time that golf makes it into the Olympics he would be a participant.

The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended golf and rugby for inclusion at the 2016 Games. The final decision wont be made until October when the full 106-member International Olympic Committee meets in Copenhagen, Denmark to cast their final vote.

PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka said "I've said there is no singular decision or singular program that can globalize the game of golf like a nod from the IOC to join the Olympic Games,".

"I think that golf is a truly global sport, and I think it should have been in the Olympics a while ago," Woods said

Golf already has a great history of diversity in 1900 golf was played at the Paris Olympics and was in the 1904 St. Louis Games. Later in this year the World Cup will take place in China and the most recent PGA Championship included players from almost 24 countries.

So far everything is looking good but we cant predict the future so all we can do is wait for October to roll around and keep our fingers crossed and enjoy every game we play.

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