Yahoo! Sports · Aug 9, 2016
Olympics-Golf-Americans aim for sweep, braced for wildlife, wind (Reuters)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. men's golf team are hoping for a sweep of the medals as they prepare to encounter a variety of wildlife as well as windy conditions that could make the sport's return to the Olympics after 112 years a high-scoring contest.
While Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar all arrived in Rio on Monday after competing at the Travelers Championship in the United States, Rickie Fowler has been in the city for several days and has played the course twice.
"It's all about what the wind does," Fowler said on Tuesday at a news conference. "I was playing on Sunday and had to basically stop playing because the wind was blowing so hard from the wrong direction.