Greg Norman’s hopes to coach Chinese golf team uncertain ahead of Rio Olympics

Australian golf legend Greg Norman’s plans to help coach the Chinese Olympic golf team for the Rio Olympics appear to have been dashed, with the two-time major champion saying he is no longer involved with the team.

Norman was appointed in 2013 as an advisory coach to the China Golf Association, ahead of the reintroduction of the sport to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904.

But now he says he has not had any direct contact with the association for more than a year.

“I can only assume [this] is due to the current sentiment for golf within the country,” Norman said in a statement to ABC News.

“I’m very hopeful that the work we’ve put in over the last three years will ultimately have a positive effect not only on the Olympic team, but also on the growth of the game in China.”

But in a twist, a representative for the China Golf Association said as far as he was aware, Mr Norman was still an advisor to the Olympic golf team, and the pro-bono role meant he would only be contacted occasionally when advice was needed.

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