Nelly Korda wins golf Gold medal for USA
Canadians Brooke Henderson fired a final round 67 to move up to 29th spot, while Alena Sharp finished with a 75 in 49th place.
Olympic Golf
How can Olympic golf rise to the level of other Olympic sports?
This week the panel discusses Xander Schauffele’s achievement and if Olympic golf medal winners will ever be as revered as medal winners in other sports.
Xander Schauffele wins Olympic Golf Gold medal for USA
Rory Sabbatini captured the Silver for Slovakia, while seven players went to a playoff for the Bronze medal. CT Pan won it for Chinese Taipei.
Isn’t being the champion enough?
Those that find fault with the Olympic Golf competition want the strongest 60-man field possible. Currently, 30 of the top 60 are American. What kind of Olympics would that be?
Golf on the world stage
This week the panel discusses what’s best (or worst) about Olympic golf; their likelihood of watching; and keeping or rejecting pandemic related golf protocols.
Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics
This is the second positive test for Rahm, In early June he was knocked out of the Memorial after the third round when he held a six-shot lead.
There’s not much ‘team’ in Olympic golf
Wouldn’t it be more exciting if the Olympics could get away from the usual 72-hole stroke play format and weave in different games and mixed teams too?
Golf’s qualifying dates adjusted for Tokyo Olympics in 2021
In light of the one-year delay, athletes now will accumulate Olympic Golf Rankings (OGR) points through a period ending on June 21, 2021, for the men, and June 28, 2012, for the women.
What should we expect from Tiger?
This week the panel boldly predicts the outcome of Tiger Woods’ latest comeback; discusses the fate of the Rio Olympic golf course; and the possibility of a team format in Tokyo in 2020.
