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Race to Rio is intense among South Koreans on LPGA Tour (The Associated Press)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The race to Rio is playing out all over the globe with athletes competing for coveted spots.

On the LPGA Tour, the competition among a slew of talented South Korean players to compete in Olympic golf this summer is particularly intense.

''To think someone could be the ninth best player in the world, but might not be able to make the Olympic team from Korea, that's pretty amazing,'' LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan said Wednesday.

If the team was set now, that would happen because no more than four players from a country can play.