All victories are not created equal, and some don't even come with a trophy, a medal or a check. Jim Furyk became the latest such example when he shot a final-round 58, the lowest 18-hole score in the history of the PGA Tour, to tie for fifth at the Travelers Championship. An actual victory at the Travelers—Scotland's Russell Knox earned his second Tour win—would not have changed Furyk's life. But his 58 will go into the first paragraph of his bio at a Hall of Fame induction ceremony to be named later. That brings us to the men's Olympic golf competition, which begins on Thursday in Rio. What if—despite mountains of negative press—Olympic golf isn't a disaster? What if Olympic golf has...
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