McDonnell: Rose's Olympic gold will give golf major boost

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Aug 2016, 09:00 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:22 BST
Justin Rose, pictured at Goodwood with some of the club's juniors in 2014Justin Rose, pictured at Goodwood with some of the club's juniors in 2014
Justin Rose, pictured at Goodwood with some of the club's juniors in 2014

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Golf returned to the Olympics for the first time in more than 100 years at Rio 2016 and it was fantastic to watch, writes Chris McDonnell, Golf at Goodwood academy manager.

I’m thrilled golf is being recognised as an Olympic sport again, as having it shown as part of such a well-recognised event will drive participation.

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