Brazil's Nagl to tee off first in women's golf return

[Sports News]

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Brazil's Miriam Nagl will hit the first Olympic golf shot by a woman since 1900 on Wednesday while world number one Lydia Ko begins her quest for gold in the final group. Pairings for the first two rounds of the Rio Olympic women's golf tournament were released Monday with Nagl being accorded the same honour as compatriot Adilson da Silva in the men's event, the host nation heroes making historic tee shots marking golf's return. Nagl will be joined in the opening group at 7:30 a.m. (1030 GMT) by Malaysia's Kelly Tan and Ireland's Leona Maguire, one of three amateurs in the field of 60 for the 72-hole stroke-play event.

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