[citation needed] The first 18-hole golf course appeared in the suburban area of Nakhabino located near Moscow only in 1994.
[citation needed] Russian golfer Maria Verchenova was among the participants of the 2016 Olympic Games.
[3] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Golf Federation (IGF) banned golfers from Russia from competing in tournaments under its jurisdiction.
[citation needed] 18 years later, on 1 May 2004, the Golf Club in the Krylatskoe area near Serebryany Bor (park) was the first to open.
The design of the infrastructure was carried out by the English company RMJM, which became known worldwide due to golf courses in the USA and Europe.
[9] Course Style: Parkland In the same year the "Sviyazhskie Hills" Golf Club was opened on the territory of the resort city of the same name.
It is the only golf club in Russia that is licensed by the oldest and most authoritative Association of Professional Golfers of Great Britain and Ireland (PGA).
The course is hidden in majestic forests on a protected area, whose landscape was created during the Ice Age.
[16] Course Style: Parkland In the metropolitan area a golf club closest to the center of Moscow was opened - "Skolkovo".
[20] Course Style: Inland Links In autumn, the golf project "Strawberry Fields" was presented and the opening of the driving range took place close to town Lomonosov, near St. Petersburg.
The club is managed by IMG, the largest sports and events promotion company in the world.
[28] Foreign experts highly praised the tourist opportunities of the country and marked advantages for the development of the new promising destination.
[38] Children's and youth tournaments usually consist of 5 stages per season and golfers aged 10–18 years old take part in them.
[39] The AGR (Association of Golf in Russia) President's Cup is part of the Dream Team project.