[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] DGU organizes the following championships for men and women (eligible age in brackets):[6] DGU develops and manages the Danish National Golf Team.
[7] 2016 Melbourne, Australia – Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen 2001 Gotemba, Japan – Thomas Bjørn & Søren Hansen Individual 2013 Thomas Bjørn 1990 Anders Sørensen 1989 Anders Sørensen 2018 Irland – Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, John Axelsen 2010 Argentina – Joachim B. Hansen, Lucas Bjerregaard, Morten Ørum Madsen Individual 2010 Joachim B. Hansen Individual 2016 Puk Lyng Thomsen 2018 Nicolai Højgaard 2010 Lucas Bjerregaard 1993 Morten Backhausen 2012 Thomas Sørensen 2008 Morten Ørum Madsen 2002 Jeppe Huldahl 2013 Emily Kristine Pedersen 2010 Line Vedel Hansen 2011 Charlotte Kring Lorentzen 2015, Halmstad, Sweden 2016, Chantilly, France 2018, Berlin, Germany 2018, Vienna, Austria 1966, Kennemer, Netherlands 1984, Hermitage, Ireland 1979, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic 1970, Grand Ducal, Luxembourg 1980, Vienna, Austria 2017, La Manga, Spain 2009, Golf de Pan, Netherlands 2007, Rold Skov, Denmark 1987, Chantilly, France 2016, Diamond, Austria 2010, Klasis, Turkey 2019, El Saler, Spain 2012, St. Leon Rot, Germany 2007, Oslo, Norway 2006, Esbjerg, Denmark 1993, Malaga, Spain 2018 Sebastian Friedrichsen 2014 John Axelsen 2013 John Axelsen 2012 John Axelsen 2009 Daisy Nielsen 1998 Lisbeth Meincke 2018, Japan – Rasmus Højgaard, Nicolai Højgaard, Sebastian Friedrichsen, Frederik Sejr Individual 2018 Rasmus Højgaard 2010 Lucas Bjerregaard 2018 Nicolai Højgaard