Golf - Olympics - Who Wins?

[Rooter]

Final round was good - but only because it was essentially matchplay. BTW - what would have happened if there was a tie for second. Would the two players have to go out for a sudden death playoff? I guess so. That would be a little weird. The comp going on after the winner known.

yup, any medal positions tied would have had their own play offs.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I am in 2 minds about this. Yesterday was great viewing but any round with 2 top players battling it out in the final group with someone else making a charge is going to be. Could not have worked better for the Olympics with one of the biggest supporters winning the tournament. That said, I applied the 'wife test' to it. She has been fascinated by all of the Olympics but still could not find anything to interest her in the golf so not really converted anyone there. I think that the Olympics works best for non fans of a sport with events that are quick and easy to understand. Rugby 7s worked, 15 a side would not for example.

If the Olympics decide to have golf at the Tokyo games then then cynic in me says you will have far more of the top names playing. Not for any other reason than Japan has a huge market and all of the top sponsors will want their players out there even if they cannot play in branded kit.

I do apologise for repeating myself in several different threads making the same point but golf is in the Tokyo Olympics no matter what, I think all new sports get 2 Olympics to start with when they come in. However the IOC will make a decision very shortly, i.e. before the Tokyo Olympics, if it will continue after that.

But agree with the wife test, had exactly the same myself, we will mostly watch just about any Olympic sport together and have an interest in it, but after 30 seconds of the golf coming on she was asking me to switch it over.