Following nearly seven years of speculation, seven years of debate, seven years of second-guessing and celebrating, golf’s return to the Olympics becomes very real for many on Friday.
Although golf is still a week away from the start of the men’s competition, the Opening Ceremony is the moment would-be Olympic players penciled into their calendars as something to be cherished.
Henrik Stenson, the favorite heading into the men’s competition following his victory last month at The Open, was scheduled to arrive in Rio de Janeiro Thursday morning and march with Sweden in the Parade of Nations.