RIO DE JANEIRO – Even after a few days of practice, the great unknown at this week’s men’s competition will be how the Olympic Golf Course will play.
Henrik Stenson, the highest-ranked player in this week’s field, echoed the sentiments of many when asked about the Gil Hanse design, “It doesn’t play the way it looks,” he said.
Hanse designed a links-like golf course to be played in the wind, but the grasses used in Rio aren’t the same as those in the United Kingdom and will not play with the same bounce players get at The Open.