
For backers, the prospect of golfers walking beside swimmers and athletes at the opening ceremonies in Rio is an intoxicating one but critics argue that golf, like tennis, already has its four blue riband events and should not be an Olympic sport. American golfer Matt Kuchar, a seven-times winner on the PGA Tour who has played amateur tennis at a high level, expressed mixed feelings about the impact of his sport's return to the Olympics. "Most of the Olympic sports have their 'big event' either once every four years – at the Summer Games -- or once every two years with the World Cups and world championships that go on," Kuchar told Reuters.
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