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Ex-NHLer Ray Whitney trading in his hockey stick for a bunker rake at the Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO — When he’s asked, former NHLer Ray Whitney says he will feel perfectly comfortable reading putts for Canadian golf pro, Graham DeLaet, this week.

RIO DE JANEIRO – He may be a much better than average golfer, but former NHLer Ray Whitney needed a quick tutorial on how to be a pro caddy on Tuesday.

On the second green at the Olympic Golf Course, Graham DeLaet taught his caddy for the week the way fellow pros expect bunkers to be raked. The two discussed how they would handle reading putts and giving yardages and other specifics of the job.