" On behalf of the international golf federation and the members of the international golf federation Olympic golf committee I'm very pleased to be able to announce that. We just received word from the IOC executive board who were meeting in Berlin. This this afternoon that. They are recommending that golf and rugby sevens be presented to the IOC session in October. For a vote of the membership of the IOC. To be included in the 2016. Olympic Games."

" it would just write this you'll PGA of America you have to be very very. With the decision today exciting news out of Berlin from me. We don't have the pride that. Final. Alliance's work overnight. Hundreds street. Just how well we did this and -- a game in the sport to bring nineteen organizations from all over the world together. Focus on Hormats schedules. All of the things that are required to present unified front and obviously the obviously. Took. A great sign of golf's interest me."

" Well. -- 2016. You would seem him putting most of the burden. Between the PGA championship for the the it PGA championship probably will most likely. You have to kind of figure out that what made you decide that. I haven't changed their schedules and change basically helping your -- does this is going to happen still tough but it still try to get look."

" The PGA of America since myself. Through. Set standards for the golf profession. And promote interest and participation. Just yesterday we announced. Rolled the lines. To bring together nine develop it is the -- As a professional standards and help the game road developing -- injuries. I think that's indicative of our interest in helping the not just within our borders. Around the globe. Like the Olympics promote sport. Worldwide especially in the developing golfers so. Were much more mature here in the US with the new. Some countries with the and they. But an Olympic -- for all. The government to work -- for our sport global."

" No one last thing your members are obviously the ones that are needed day servicing people play golf and country and on the -- of things. -- missed that whole process but it will be in the days but significantly better but still it's very difficult question offside. How much you think Paul Newman isn't going to help finance. Fantastic -- those pros that -- service and ideally."

" Anytime that. Positive news about your sport. Your company. That's that's good for. So this. Reaches. Far beyond. Just the participation. It's an endorsement. The great sporting bodies in the and so we're. All begin to come together nineteen organizations -- present at the unified front now. Of that scene as a positive. It's great for. The war people talk about the sport its value. Dramatic competition. I think that's good work. Every level especially grassroots."

" Just direct this New York native Americans like their hero -- About that call at least is closer now than it was before we make the cut which is always good and our sport and we have a chance -- them. -- presentation October -- and we. Are hopeful. Excited to be able to them. I guess the first question is this. The tour is very good as well as most of golf of putting on the full court -- what I want he was there anything you can do to push the ball over. For October's ninth we're going to be making those decisions and what we do how we do it who doesn't. The next six. Weeks to make sure we make basketball a bit about Stewart of victory -- story in. We may next week -- it -- it who tells it and and how many times but. We feel good about what our support represented -- can -- between economic difference in April 2008 to August 2009 to do everything you get to this point. Hopeful all the hard work -- everybody success in this case has many fathers and mothers and we couldn't have done this without all the support all the organizations. Around the world all the top players thanks to."