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Olympics golf provides one of the greatest opportunities
for our athletes to train and compete among and alongside their
peers in the community. The public setting of a golf course is
a great venue for our athletes to demonstrate the skills and passion
for the game.
For first time players and those of lower ability, Individual
Skills Contests challenge the athlete to achieve competence in
the fundamental skills. For athletes who possess the skills four
other levels of on course play are designed to stimulate and
sustain interest in the game.
Currently, over 6,000 athletes participate in 49 US Programs
and in 14 nations around the world. Among the 140 competitors
at the inaugural World Games golf competition at Yale University
Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut in 1995, 19 athletes played
a three round tournament of six individual skills contests, including
4 golfers from Lithuania.
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