It's not the competition, the course, nor the interruption in his normal schedule that has Jason Day reconsidering competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics, it's the Zika virus. Day told reporters at The Memorial that he has been reconsidering his attendance in the event after reading a news report about Detroit Tigers pitcher Francisco Rodriguez … Continue reading Zika Virus Has No. 1 Day Wary of Olympics
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Clock Ticking on Olympic Golf Course
A required test of the soundness of the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro will finally take place on March 8, nearly four months after it was originally scheduled. The course has had several construction setbacks that saw it not actually open until November, when the test was originally supposed to take place. Now … Continue reading Clock Ticking on Olympic Golf Course
Rules Limit Top Entrants in ’16 Olympic Golf
Next summer in Brazil, golf will rejoin the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years, predicating, among other things, a shift of the start date of the PGA Tournament. The International competition will feature the top 60 men and top 60 women in the world, although that status is a bit dubious … Continue reading Rules Limit Top Entrants in ’16 Olympic Golf
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