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+ Zika virus fears decimated the men's field as more than 20 golfers who could have come to Rio withdrew, including world number one Jason Day of Australia, second-ranked US Open champion Dustin Johnson, third-ranked Jordan Spieth and number four Rory McIlroy. Sweden's fifth-ranked Henrik Stenson, the British Open winner, is the highest-rated player in the 60-man Rio lineup with number six Bubba Watson, seventh-ranked fellow American Rickie Fowler, England's ninth-ranked Danny Willett and 11th-ranked Justin Rose and Spain's number 10 Sergio Garcia set to play in Brazil. + Canada's George Lyon, born in 1858, won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic men's golf tournament even though he did not start playing the game until he was 38.Continue reading...