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As the new year dawns, an increasing amount of talk in golf figures to focus on the Olympics. With the start of the men’s Olympic tournament in Tokyo less than seven months away, the jockeying for one of the 60 spots in the field will be an intriguing subplot, especially with Tiger Woods having made it no secret that playing for the United States is among his 2020 goals.
The hardest team in the world to make is not even up for debate. It’s the South Korean women’s Olympic golf team. So competitive is the South Korean team that, at this moment, the second alternate on the list is the player of the decade and reigning gold medalist, Inbee Park.
Justin Rose’s 2016 gold-medal performance in Rio de Janeiro belied the Great Britain team’s somewhat scattered approach to the Olympics, writes Lewine Mair.
After falling into a playoff with a 72nd-hole bogey, Justin Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, prevailing on the third extra hole against Patrick Reed and Xander Schauffele.
For better or worse, Reed is not afraid to be himself, making him a bit like anchovies: strong, salty and a taste not everyone acquires, writes Ron Green Jr.
Dustin Johnson, who is seeking to rebound from a relatively quiet period following knee surgery last fall, showed signs of life at Kapalua.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Sunday that he is hopeful new television deals will be completed in the relatively near future but the agreements have not been finalized.
LPGA major champion and CBS on-course commentator Dottie Pepper has no grand plans to change the world, but her recent gesture of charity in her hometown harks back to other acts that spawned great things, writes Steve Eubanks.
The Players Amateur, a prominent summer tournament on Hilton Head Island, S.C., with a notable list of past winners, fell victim to financial realities and no longer will be played.
New year’s resolutions in golf, while perhaps noble, are essentially useless, this week’s installment of The Divot observes.
Mike Cullity
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