After 112 years of absence, golf returns to the program of the Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio! To mark this event, the Olympic Museum is devoting an exhibition to it, which will be previewed from December 9, 2015 to January 31, 2016 in Lausanne (Switzerland).

1876: Opening of the golf season in St Andrews, Scotland. © Hulton Archive / Getty Images

1876: Opening of the golf season in St Andrews, Scotland.
© Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Present at two editions of the Games (Paris 1900 and Saint Louis 1904), golf finds swings with an Olympic accent. The scenography presented in several "holes", offers a "course" to the visitor to learn all about this discipline before the next Games: its origins, equipment, rules, courses and the greatest icons of golf. No "green fee" required at the entrance, the exhibition is free.

Take advantage of it before her imminent departure for Rio de Janeiro where it will be presented in the fan zone reserved for golf during the Games.

20151026_Swing_Exhibition_01A course in several "holes":

The exhibition, which aims to swing around the world, focuses on a course in 6 "pars" which guides the visitor to the discovery of Golf.

Six (6) themes are addressed:

  • Golf today;
  • Equipment;
  • The game ;
  • The emblematic golf courses;
  • Golf and its champions;
  • Golf at the Olympic Games.

Production and contributors:

This exhibition is produced by the Olympic Museum in partnership with the International Golf Federation (IGF) with the scientific collaboration of the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum (USA), the R&A (United Kingdom), the USGA Museum and Golf Canada . The scenography is imagined by the Caravane workshop.

Pratical information

THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM
Quai d'Ouchy 1
1006 Lausanne - Switzerland
Phone: + 41 21 621 65 11
Open daily from 9h to 18h
From Oct. 15 to May 1: 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. (except Mondays).
http://www.olympic.org/musee