| Assocname: | Danish Golf Union |
| Abbrev: | DGU |
| Sport: | Golf |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Aff: | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) International Golf Federation (IGF) |
| Region: | European Golf Association (EGA) |
| Url: | http://www.danskgolfunion.dk/ |
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] __TOC__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 | |
|---|---|
| World Cup of Golf | |
| 2016 Melbourne, Australia – Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen 2001 Gotemba, Japan – Thomas Bjørn & Søren Hansen Individual | |
| IGF World Championships | |
Individual
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| EGA European Championships | |
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| Other | |
Individual | |
| Source:[8] |