New IGF role for Peter Dawson

PETER Dawson, chief executive of the R&A, has been named as the first president of the International Golf Federation.

His two-year term commences on 1 January, 2011, and his vice-president during that time will be Ty Votaw of the PGA Tour.

Dawson, who has served as joint-secretary of the IGF since 1999, said: "Today's announcements, coupled with Antony Scanlon's appointment as IGF executive director (last month] and our relocation to Lausanne, demonstrates golf's determination to play an active part in the Olympic Movement. With the collective strength of the world's leading golf organisations behind us, I am confident that the IGF is well-placed to meet the challenges that lie ahead."

Both Dawson and Votaw will continue in their existing roles with their respective organisations.

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