No, they’re not competing on the course like we’ve all seen so many times before. They are three of the eight finalists competing to design the 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This will be the first time golf is being played in the Olympics since 1904.
The eight finalists will make their final 45 minute presentations to the selection jury on Tuesday and Wednesday with the hope of winning the contract for what will be one of the most important golf courses ever made. Golf’s ruling bodies pushed extremely hard to get the game back into the Olympics and must have an absolutely perfect golf course.
The powers to be are banking on this re-igniting a global audience. The game’s growth has stalled in the US and Western Europe. They see potential for expansion in the burgeoning middle classes of Asia, South America, Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
Groundbreaking is scheduled for October and has a two year time frame for completion. A test tournament will be mandated in 2015.
