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I think it would be great for the game. 

They should mix Pro and Amatuer mixed teams.  

OUTIGER

I think it would be great for the game. 

They should mix Pro and Amatuer mixed teams.  

That could be interesting... It would be incredible for an amature to get paired with Tiger... he intimdates most the pro's, I can only wonder what he would do to an amature.  I know he would give me the "jitters".

I like the idea but with only amateur and non-tour pros.  Would it be played as in individual sport like track and field or team like the Ryder Cup and have to qualify to get to the Olympics like Soccer World Cup where the countries accumulate points?

I think golf as an olympic sport would be great.  We have to look past our country and look at what it would do for many of the other countries around the world and how golf would explode around the world.  Many countries do not push golf because it is not an olympic sport.  Not to mention that it would give golfers a chance to represent their country.

tim6918

caddy13

I was watching the golf channel late last night and they were talking about golf possibly becoming an olympic sport in the future.  I am not against golf becoming an olympic but I dont think its a good idea because they already have four majors, the Fedexcup playoffs, the Ryder Cup, and the Presidents Cup.  With all those events when the olympics come along it seems like it would be hard to schedule around that.

 

Caddy13

The Olympics is only every four years so it wouldn't create that big of a scheduling conflict.  The powers to be are triyng to grow the game of golf worldwide and this is a great way to do so.  I think they should have 4-5 man teams and play a mini Ryder Cup format. 

 

Tim

I think it would be great to see it, if it was set-up as a match play format, but I am doubtful we will ever see all of the top golfers in the world compete.  First of all, it was mentioned that the top 15 golfers would automatically be in, regardless of their nationality. Then, there would be another 30 golfers allowed in from those countries that didn't already have 2 golfers in the top 15 (how those 15 countries are determined is a little sketchy, but I'm sure the IOC can find some corrupt way of making it happen).  So, we aren't even guaranteed to see the top 45 golfers in the world.  Now, throw in the fact that there are three majors (The US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA) which all happen every June, July and August, and the timing of golf for the Olympics is in direct contrast with the top prizes in golf.  But wait--what about September, you say?  OK, we can do that, but after 9/11 the Ryder cup moved to even years, so now it is going to occur in September during Olympic years (unless the powers that be want to move it back to odd years).  So, we aren't even guaranteed to get the top 15 golfers in the world, because some of them are sure to blow-off the Olympics in favor or the majors and the Ryder Cup.

I say let's get golf in the Olympics but let's make it about amateur golfers!

I would change my mind to 100% yes if and only if it were for amatuer players. Absolutely no Professionals.

with what the olympics has turned into, I am still a 100% yes with professional athletes.  Amature players would be great, but that's unrealistic at this point.  I would have to say, yes to golf.  Maybe having it as an olympic sport will help shut those people up who say golf isn't a sport...not that I really care what they think.