Sport | Golf |
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Jurisdiction | National |
Abbreviation | DGU |
Founded | 1931 |
Affiliation | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) International Golf Federation (IGF) |
Regional affiliation | European Golf Association (EGA) |
Headquarters | Brøndby, Denmark |
Official website | |
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The Danish Golf Union (Danish: Dansk Golf Union, DGU) is the governing body for the sport of golf in Denmark.[1] It manages the national golf teams, the national golf championships, and maintains the Rules of Golf in Danish.[2]
DGU was founded in 1931 by Esbjerg Golfklub, Helsingør Golf Club, Odense Golfklub and Københavns Golf Klub, Denmark's oldest golf club founded in 1898.[3] DGU became a member of the European Golf Association (EGA) in 1958[4] and is a member of Danmarks Idræts-Forbund, the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark.[3]
DGU organizes around 150,000 active golfers and around 190 golf clubs in Denmark.[5]
DGU organizes the following championships for men and women (eligible age in brackets):[6]
DGU develops and manages the Danish National Golf Team.[7]
Danish National Team – Record at European and World Championships | ||||||||
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World Cup of Golf | ||||||||
2016 Melbourne, Australia – Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen Individual | ||||||||
IGF World Championships | ||||||||
2018 Irland – Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, John Axelsen Individual
Individual | ||||||||
EGA European Championships | ||||||||
2018 Nicolai Højgaard
2013 Emily Kristine Pedersen 2015, Halmstad, Sweden 2018, Vienna, Austria
1966, Kennemer, Netherlands
1980, Vienna, Austria
2017, La Manga, Spain
2019, El Saler, Spain
2018 Sebastian Friedrichsen | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
2018, Japan – Rasmus Højgaard, Nicolai Højgaard, Sebastian Friedrichsen, Frederik Sejr Individual | ||||||||
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