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your opinion, it makes its return to the Olympics next year
for the first time since 1904. The design companies of Player,
Jack Nicklaus, and Greg Norman were among the eight in the
final tender for designing a course fitting for the greatest of all
sporting spectaculars. But the contract was given to Gil Hanse
– not an immediately recognisable name to those uninitiated
with golf, but one of the most respected golf course architects
in the game. Among his admirers is Phil Mickelson.
“I think he’s one of the best architects in the business,”
said Mickelson. “He understands how to make a golf course
playable for the average player, but challenging for the good
one. He does it better than probably anyone.
“For him to ge Ёѡ