Golf back at the Olympics after 112 years
Tournament has been weakened by stars' withdrawals
A Brazilian golfer this morning hit the opening tee shot at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio as the sport returned to the games for the first time in 112 years.
Adilson da Silva is the only Brazilian among the 60 golfers taking part in the men's tournament, which has been hit by some big-name withdrawals. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Jason Day are among the missing stars.
McIlroy announced in June that he would not compete in Rio Olympicsbecause of the threat of the Zika virus. Last month he admitted that he had no plans to watch any of the play at the games and would instead focus on “the stuff that matters”.
