Olympics-Golf-Brazilian Da Silva to hit opening shot on golf's return

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(Adds quotes and details) By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian Adilson da Silva will strike the first tee shot as golf returns to the Olympic Games after an absence of more than 100 years on Thursday. Monday's draw for the withdrawal-hit men's event, announced by the International Golf Federation (IGF), grouped da Silva with Canada's Graham DeLaet, whose countryman George Lyon won the last Olympic golf tournament in 1904. "Making history by hitting the first tee shot for 112 years in Olympic golf will be Adilson da Silva from the host nation Brazil," Peter Dawson, the IGF president said in Rio.

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