Guest Sports News Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 By Steve Keating RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - After 112 years golf made a quiet and subdued return to the Olympics on Thursday with Brazil's Adilson Da Silva hitting the first shot in front of a handful of spectators. Under overcast skies and in calm conditions ideal for scoring, Da Silva was welcomed to the first tee by a smattering of applause and the whirl from hundreds of cameras as media and officials greatly outnumbered fans sprinkled through a small nearly empty stand. Da Silva was followed by Canada's Graham DeLaet, whose countryman George Lyon won the last Olympic golf tournament in 1904, with South Korean An Byeong-hun completing the threesome. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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