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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]

Championships

DGU organizes the following championships for men and women (eligible age in brackets):^[6]

Danish Championship
Danish Matchplay Championship
Danish Junior Championship (under 18)
Danish Mid-Age Championship (30+)
Danish Senior Championship (50+)
Danish Veteran Championship (60+)
Danish Super Veteran Championship (70+)
Danish 2-Generation Championship
Danish GolfSixes Championship (18+)
Danish Junior GolfSixes Championship (under 18)

National Team

DGU develops and manages the Danish National Golf Team.^[7]

Danish National Team – Record at European and World Championships

World Cup of Golf
2016 Melbourne, Australia – Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen 2001 Gotemba, Japan – Thomas Bjørn & Søren Hansen Individual 2013 Thomas Bjørn 1990 Anders Sørensen 1989 Anders Sørensen
IGF World Championships
World Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy, 1958–) 2018 Irland – Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, John Axelsen 2010 Argentina – Joachim B. Hansen, Lucas Bjerregaard, Morten Ørum Madsen Individual 2010 Joachim B. Hansen World Amateur Women's Team Championship (Espirito Santo Trophy, 1964–) Individual 2016 Puk Lyng Thomsen
EGA European Championships
European Amateur (1986–) 2018 Nicolai Højgaard 2010 Lucas Bjerregaard 1993 Morten Backhausen 2012 Thomas Sørensen 2008 Morten Ørum Madsen 2002 Jeppe Huldahl European Ladies Amateur (1986–) 2013 Emily Kristine Pedersen 2010 Line Vedel Hansen 2011 Charlotte Kring Lorentzen European Amateur Team Championship (1959–) 2015, Halmstad, Sweden 2016, Chantilly, France 2018, Berlin, Germany European Ladies' Team Championship (1959–) 2018, Vienna, Austria European Youths' Team Championship (U22, 1961–2006) 1966, Kennemer, Netherlands 1984, Hermitage, Ireland 1979, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic 1970, Grand Ducal, Luxembourg European Lady Junior's Team Championship (U22, 1968–2006) 1980, Vienna, Austria European Boys' Team Championship (U19, 1980–) 2017, La Manga, Spain 2009, Golf de Pan, Netherlands 2007, Rold Skov, Denmark 1987, Chantilly, France 2016, Diamond, Austria 2010, Klasis, Turkey European Girls' Team Championship (U19, 1991–) 2019, El Saler, Spain 2012, St. Leon Rot, Germany 2007, Oslo, Norway 2006, Esbjerg, Denmark 1993, Malaga, Spain European Young Masters (U16, 1995–) 2018 Sebastian Friedrichsen 2014 John Axelsen 2013 John Axelsen 2012 John Axelsen 2009 Daisy Nielsen 1998 Lisbeth Meincke
Other
Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (U19, 1992–) 2018, Japan – Rasmus Højgaard, Nicolai Højgaard, Sebastian Friedrichsen, Frederik Sejr Individual 2018 Rasmus Højgaard 2010 Lucas Bjerregaard 2018 Nicolai Højgaard
Source:^[8]

Notable members

Thomas Bjørn, four-time Ryder Cup winner with 15 European Tour wins
Iben Tinning, LET Order of Merit winner with 6 LET wins and 4 Solheim Cup appearances
Emily Kristine Pedersen, European Ladies Amateur, LET Rookie of the Year and Solheim Cup player
John Axelsen and twins Rasmus & Nicolai Højgaard won the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy

References

^ "DGU 75 Years 1931–2006". Dansk Golf #3, 2006. pp. 18–138. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ "Danish National Temas". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ ^a ^b "History". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ "Danish Golf Union". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Membership Statistics". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ "Danmarksmesterskaber". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ "Landsholdstrupper og organisering af elitearbejdet". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)
^ "List of Victories". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

External links

danskgolfunion.dk, official site

[DGU75-1] "DGU 75 Years 1931–2006". Dansk Golf #3, 2006. pp. 18–138. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[2] "Danish National Temas". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[DGU-3] "History". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[4] "Danish Golf Union". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[5] "Membership Statistics". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[6] "Danmarksmesterskaber". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[7] "Landsholdstrupper og organisering af elitearbejdet". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

[8] "List of Victories". DGU. Retrieved 3 May 2020. (in Danish)

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