A body known as Golf Development Wales was launched as a direct result of winning the 2010 bid and they are already proud of some of their achievements.
The Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor may be just three days in October, but for golf in Wales the effect of having the match for the first time will hopefully be long lasting.
Five new regional Centres of Excellence are now in existence and more than 40 new or improved beginner facilities have been built.
At a recent "golf awareness" week, thousands of people at more than 100 clubs were able to have free lessons and try the game.
There have been 1.5 million opportunities for juniors and beginners to try golf and 77,000 schoolchildren have participated in the sport.
There is a stand in the tented village at this week's Wales Open - also at Celtic Manor - and the current Welsh number one Rhys Davies was spending time there today to encourage youngsters to try to follow in his footsteps.
Tomorrow his focus will be on trying to become the first home winner of the event and after winning in Morocco in March and finishing second to Luke Donald in Madrid on Sunday, the 25-year-old's hopes are high.
Hundreds of them decided to take up membership and it is estimated that the result of that will bring more than £500,000 into golf.
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