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   Dave

   Aug 13, 2016 at 7:01 pm

   What I learned about the first day of golf NOOOOTHING what is it doing there anyway.

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   Grizz01

   Aug 12, 2016 at 4:15 pm

   SOF is a 48, says much. Golf Channel and NBC are falling all over themselves trying to promote this as a good thing. It’s becoming very sad. Funny how they some announcer said that ‘IF’ Phil Mickelson was here he would be eating the greens up. How they were receiving a pitch and chip. THEN why isn’t Phil there??? The guy who tee’d up the first ball… a Brazilian is ranked 288… and Phil and others are not there. Very weak, week to watch golf. A player that qualified for the PGA Championship, is not at the Olympics and many who didn’t qualify for the PGA Championship are at the Olympics. Not showing the best in world is sad. Not being a team event is even worse.

   Want to make this worthy of GOLD? Make it a team event. Bracket the teams. 6 players on a team. One Alternates shot group, One Best ball and a one-on-one match play (the other guy sits out until needed). That’s 3 points… so someone is going to win each round. Stay for the two weeks until its done. That is worthy of a GOLD medal. Then have a three day individual stroke play tournanment.

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   2Cents

   Aug 12, 2016 at 3:48 pm

   In 2016, I just can’t seem to understand why everyone is still about “amateurs” vs “professionals.”

   It’s a moot point now. Tell me Bolt isn’t a professional. Tell me Phelps isn’t a professional. Explain to me how these guys and gals compete year round and various events, regularly breaking tournament and world records; day in day out… and how they’re not just as good at their respective sports as the “professional” golfers, hockey, basketball players, etc.

   Just because less people watch the 100m dash than they do the NBA Finals doesn’t make Bolt an “amateur.” There is literally no one faster than the man on the entire planet. “Professionals” get paid what people are willing to pay for entertainment. The masses have decided that sports provide more entertainment than gymnastics and track and field.

   You better believe that if there were the same amount of interest and TV coverage that Bolt and Phelps and all the others would be getting paid the same. So what, now you stop them from going as well? I don’t know about you. But I watch to see the best in the world… Amateur, professional, child, etc… Doesn’t matter. I know the original Olympics were about “amateurs” but let’s be honest there isn’t an amateur in the 2016 Olympics and hasn’t been for some time.

   These people are training from childhood. They come from poor or rich, they train day and night, year in year out. They go to every possible competition to hone their skills… That, my friends, is what professionals do. If you think any of these people are “amateurs” you’re kidding yourself. And if you think the distinction should be made on the size of their paycheques then you are diluted.

   The best of the best should be competing. Period.

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   mlecuni

   Aug 12, 2016 at 1:17 pm

   This website deserves better stories. Is it all that the editor learned from the olympic’s golf on day 1 ?

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   ooffa

   Aug 12, 2016 at 9:05 am

   Olympic air rifle for the win.

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   ooffa

   Aug 12, 2016 at 8:48 am

   I never thought I’d say watching someone shoot an air rifle would be more interesting then a golf tournament. But it’s happened. BTW Air Rifle is an official Olympic event. Golf is not. Embarrassing!

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   Greg V

   Aug 12, 2016 at 8:36 am

   Zach Johnson is playing well at the Deere, which is one of my criticisms against the Olympic qualification system. How can a world championship event not include last year’s Champion Golfer of the Year?

   The MAJOR championships include major winners from at least the previous 5 years.

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   GGTG

   Aug 12, 2016 at 8:20 am

   Dalaet’s 66 was 5 under. Par is 71.

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    Jim

    Aug 12, 2016 at 7:55 am

    I’ve never been a fan of having golf in the Olympics. Seeing the lack of people watching the event it seems that many others agree. There isn’t anyone at the event watching – I watched it this morning and there might have been a dozen spectators there, there are far more media people there than fans. The format is awful too and should have had a team element to it as well as the individual title. I guess there won’t be any further conversations about golf in the Olympics as this is really starting to look like a one and done event. On the positive side, the course looks really good.

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      Ezra

      Aug 12, 2016 at 10:17 am

      May I ask why you’re not “a fan of having golf in the Olympics”?
      Really, I don’t get it if you like golf.
      Agreed on the lacking “team element” though.

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        Jim

        Aug 12, 2016 at 11:04 am

        I guess I think there’s already 4 majors plus other larger tournaments so why do we need the Olympics as well. Not to mention the Ryder and Presidents Cup events. Also goes back to the amateurs vs professional athletes in the Olympics as well – maybe if it were college golfers it might be better similar to the NCAA tournament?

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      Eric

      Aug 12, 2016 at 11:45 am

      To me it would be far more interesting if they limited it to amateurs, as they should all Olympic events

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    DD

    Aug 12, 2016 at 7:40 am

    Brantford, Ontario. Represent! Hometown of Wayne Gretzky, no less.

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    Nath

    Aug 12, 2016 at 6:14 am

    Tools

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    Jimbo

    Aug 12, 2016 at 4:08 am

    Two thoughts.

    1) format should have been mixed foursomes. Rickie & Lexi vs Justin & Charlie Hull would have been great for elevating the women’s game, and taken some of the glare away from the notable no-shows.

    2) by allowing caddies from different countries, the IOC (and golf organisers) are basically saying that caddies add no value. If the are part of the on-course team, as most would suggest they are, then how can somebody from Great Britain be actively helping somebody from Germany (Kaymer) to beat the other Brits? If the caddies were just bag carriers, then their nationality wouldn’t matter. But if they improve the on-course performance of the players during the round, as most would suggest they do, then the should be from the same country.

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      Andrew

      Aug 12, 2016 at 10:35 am

      Pretty much every olympic sport has coaches and assistants from other countries. The US gymnastics team coordinator is from Romania. Nigeria basketball’s coach is an American. China’s assistant coach is from Greece. Really nothing out of the ordinary here.

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        Jimbo

        Aug 12, 2016 at 4:42 pm

        Agreed entirely, hence the focus on ‘during the round’. Coaches / assistance aren’t there making decisions over each shot, or stopping their player hitting a shot if the wind changes.

        IMO the caddies play a bigger part than a mere bag carrier during the round itself, and so should be from the same country.

        Same thing with the the Nigerian example, nothing wrong with them selecting the team and tactics, but he’s not on course racking up the assists.

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    Steve

    Aug 12, 2016 at 4:07 am

    Can we never again use the “x Number of Things We Learned From…” in regards to golf.

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    Johnnylongballz

    Aug 12, 2016 at 2:08 am

    Olympic golf sucks so far. Change the format! Make it a team event with best ball, alternate shot, singles, etc. but make it stroke play. Make it different than every other regular golf week. Just my .02

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    Messico Smizzle

    Aug 11, 2016 at 10:48 pm

    Course looks awesome. No one dying of Zika. Games safe and all competitions going well. U.S. In medal lead. Oh and we played like crap. Thanks dj and Jordan. Thanks a lot!!!!! Come on Kuch

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      Jay

      Aug 12, 2016 at 10:01 am

      Zika doesn’t usually kill people, it’s pretty rare…it’s more about the birth defects it causes. Most adults show no signs of having Zika. Do a little research before attempting to be funny.

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        Messico Smizzle

        Aug 12, 2016 at 10:15 pm

        Thanks for the comment bro

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    bogeypro

    Aug 11, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    I think more people will watch the John Deere Classic than the Olympics…. just my opinion

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      RedX

      Aug 11, 2016 at 11:13 pm

      Sure – that makes sense, especially with Na and Summerhayes being the standout ranked players in that field

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    Zak Kozuchowski

    Aug 11, 2016 at 5:49 pm

    Thanks for pointing that out. It was my error, not Ron’s. The story has been corrected.

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    Redx

    Aug 11, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    Way to go Ronald. Open the door for cheap criticism. Is that all you have to contribute, lining up a whipping boy for the trolls?

    Just maybe a better line would be “What does the Olympics mean to Fraser?”
    That’s more in line with the Olympic spirit

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