Golf desperate for Olympic stay past 2020

Golf's global leaders are working behind the scenes to secure the sport's place in the Olympic lineup beyond 2020 despite 12 of the world's top 20 players controversially skipping Rio. Whether a first Olympic golf crown since 1904 goes to a household name like British Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden or the likes of 318th-ranked Bangladesh flag-bearer longshot Siddikur Rahman, television ratings and staging a high-quality event are vital to golf's Olympic future. "This week does mark a historic moment for golf," International Golf Federation (IGF) president Peter Dawson said Monday.

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