I’d like to transport you back to the summer of 1904, and what a summer it was. My old mucker George Seymour Lyon was in fine foozling form down at the Glen Echo Country Club in St Louis.
As we all know golf will return to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years in August. But what of the course itself, and what connects it to Castle Stuart?
As we reported earlier in the week the Olympic golf course has been practically deserted, and there are problems with the operator. So what is the future for the course?
Imagine playing a football match at Maracanã? Or playing volleyball or basketball in the arena where Olympic champions disputed gold medals point by point. Sounds like a dream, right? But if golf is your sport of choice, playing a match with friends or even learning how to take your first shots in the same course as consecrated athletes is a reality within everyone’s reach.
We are always pleased to have a bit of good news about the Olympics, and the fact that Justin Rose is bang up to represent Team GB in Rio comes as music to our ears.
It’s all kicking off with the Olympics, golfers having a go at the Olympics, Olympians having a go at golfers, and now the girls are getting involved too. It’s a right old mess.
Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from Olympic contention has his management company, Chubby Chandler's ISM, has issued a statement. Here it is in full plus some of the fallout from Adam Scott's withdrawl.
Just three months after the Olympics ended, Rio's beautiful but controversial golf course is deserted. Another Olympic white elephant? We think so.
Another one bites the dust as US Open Champion Dustin Johnson pulls out of the Olympics...
Sergio Garcia is in, but Brendon De Jonge is out. We're talking the Olympics of course. More importantly he's been honest about his withdrawal...
Waaahhh??? We thought Rory was nailed on for the Olympics. Everything he'd said up to now indicated an intense desire to represent on the podium. Until now.. Don't do it Rory!!Rory is golf's golden ticket right now
Adam Scott is too busy to try and win a gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games.
