A few points about “Why golf would be good for the Olympics”:

• The top players from both the men’s and women’s professional tours around the world want to represent their countries in the Olympic Games.
• The leading golf organizations at both the professional and amateur level have come together as the IGF Olympic Golf Committee to speak with one voice for golf’s inclusion in the Olympic Games.
• The IGF Olympic Golf Committee will ensure that no major summer championships in their schedules conflict or compete with an Olympic golf competition.
• Golf enjoys a huge worldwide television exposure with distribution every week to more than 589,000 million homes in 231 countries and 35 languages.
• Golf doesn’t require any venues to be constructed; excellent courses already exist in any city bidding to host the Olympic Games.
• Due to extensive international participation of the game at the highest levels, approximately 30 countries would be represented in each of the men’s and women’s Olympic competitions while still keeping overall numbers low (60 players in each field).
• Golf uses objective scoring.
• Golf is played on all continents, in more than 110 countries by more than 60 million men and women; there are more than 30,000 golf courses and facilities around the globe.
• The game of golf has always had a tradition of honor, with players frequently calling penalties on themselves if necessary.
• More than U.S. $ 4.6 million will go to development programs around the world in 2009; among other things, these focus on junior and women’s programs, initiatives for players with disabilities, and training for elite players in developing golf countries.