Danish Golf Union

Danish Golf Union
Sport	Golf
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
	www.danskgolfunion.dk

SportGolf

JurisdictionNational

AbbreviationDGU

Founded1931

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]

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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
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Danish Golf Union

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