World No 3 Suzann Pettersen and World No 5 Cristie Kerr have signed up regarding the HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup with the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in brain.
In simple in subscribing to defending champion Meaghan Francella in playing in the occurrence at the Itanhanga Playing golf Club in Rio De Janeiro at typically the close of May, the respective No 1s of Norway and the USA will enable grow the image of golf in Brazil ahead of the sports return to the Olympics for that first time period since 1905
Pettersen was part of the official delegation that successfully presented golf's case to the IOC in Copenhagen 16 months ago, and believes the HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup features a vital role in growing golf's popularity in South America before it returns to help the Olympic family.
She said: "We're on a mission! Clearly, Rio 2016 is running to be a landmark, but we desire to lay the foundations. That could be why it's so important to be getting part in this year's HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup. We need sports fans in Brazil to be able to know who we happen to be and the best way good we are and you need to increase their desire to see us battling for Olympic an Olympic gold medal in a few quite a few years time."
"We want to do it mainly because it will establish a stronger future for women's golf. For me personally, the Olympics is anything special and it has been a wish to take area in it. Its vision and ideas are something all of us can remain behind," she said
Both golfers announced their commitment at the HSBC Women's Champions event which ended with Australian Karrie Webb winning the title in Singapore on Sunday.
An keen Kerr, in the meantime, said: that competing for an Olympic Gold medal was "the biggest single opportunity that women's golf has ever had"..
"We, as the current stars of women's golf, will absolutely kick ourselves if, in 10 many years time, we can't look the completely new young professionals coming through in the eye and say we did everything we may possibly to try to make being in the Olympics a accomplishment.
HSBC Group Head of Sponsorship Giles Morgan added: "Golf, and women's golf in particular, is going to change beyond recognition. You only own to look at how women's tennis has greater its share of the spotlight since its return in the 1988 Olympics to have an understanding of that.
"Olympic status will give the sport a huge shot in the arm; once we get past London 2012.
From a financial perspective it will represent millions of dollars for women's golf through TV rights, sponsorship and funding from governments and National Olympic Committees. It's going to take the sport to a much broader audience and into country's that haven't previously embraced golf.
"Rio will be the focus of international attention for the next five years and this has really elevated the importance of the HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup. It's great news for us as a sponsor, great news for the sport and great news for Brazil."
