Golf’s elders and future planners can breathe more easily. With a simple birdie putt and a clenched fist, Justin Rose relieved Canadian George Lyon of the Olympic golf title he has held for 112 years. Maybe golf’s return to the Olympics was not quite an answer to Watson and Nicklaus’s sepia-soaked Duel in the Sun of ‘76. But the weather was dreamy hot in Rio and a lively tournament went down to the very last shot. And, unlike so many of the Olympics’ feted events, the people turned up to see this one. It was hard not to imagine that the roll call of superstars who passed on Rio didn’t feel a pang of regret if they saw the clear delight on Rose’s face, who finally shook off a riveting...
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