By Golf Channel Communications
Golf will return as an Olympic sport this week for the first time since 1904, when the men’s Olympics golf competition gets underway Thursday from the newly constructed Olympic Golf Course in Rio. The field of 60 players represent 34 different nations across six continents, featuring Americans Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar, along with Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Danny Willett (Great Britain), Sergio Garcia (Spain) and Emiliano Grillo (Argentina).
Men's Olympic Golf Competition
Venue: Olympic Golf Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30 a.