Men's Olympic Golf Competition final scoreboard http://results.nbcolympics.com/golf/event/men/
In Scotland we have what are called "pitch and putt courses". When you rent the clubs you get a wedge, a putter and a ball. They aren't as big as par 3 courses, the longest hole may be 100 yards and the greens are tiny.
On a sunny, breezy afternoon in Rio, good pals, neighbours in Florida, Ryder Cup team mates Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose had an enjoyable walk around the newly minted Olympic golf links and played some pretty decent golf. Matt Kuchar went out and shot 63, just missing 62 to set the clubhouse mark at -13 and make it interesting coming down the last three holes, but most of the afternoon it was between the Swede and the Englishman for the gold medal.
In the end it became a pitch and putt competition. locked together at -15, both just 70 yards or so short of the green in two big strokes. Stenson pitched first and came up 20 feet short, while Rose stuck his within 3 feet.
Henrik was too bold with his attempt down the hill and three putted for bogey 6, leaving Justin with 2 putts for the gold medal.
He only needed one.
So ended a most enjoyable Men's Olympic Golf Competition. A truly international gathering played in good spirits on a course for the most part left unprotected by the prevailing winds, but with enough slope and undulation around the greens to make it challenging.
This was a test to see if golf will be back in 2020 and it surely will, despite the absence of Rory, Jason and Jordan, the new big 3, who as it turned out missed out on the party.
Gold: Rose, Silver: Stenson, Bronze: Kucher is what will go down in the records, but that doesn't nearly tell the story....
Canadians : Graham DeLaet had two birdies and an eagle for -2 69 finishing -4 280, for 20th while David Hearn shot a brilliant -5 66 to end up -1 T30.
Now on to the Fed Ex playoffs, the Ryder Cup and the Race to Dubai, but the game will be better for their week at Rio2016.
Bryan Angus
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