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Niall Hay

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Hanse of US to Design 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course
« on: March 07, 2012, 11:57:42 AM »
American architect Gil Hanse will design the 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro.

Organizers announced on Wednesday that Hanse Golf Design was selected over seven other finalists, including Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones II.

Hanse will team up with Hall of Fame player Amy Alcott to build the first Olympic golf course in more than 100 years, with the sport making its return after being dropped following the 1904 St. Louis Games.

The announcement by Rio 2016 organizers was made at the site where the new course will be built, in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, which will hold most of the Olympic venues.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/hanse-us-design-2016-rio-olympic-golf-15868664


WOW!

George Pazin

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Re: Hanse of US to Design 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2012, 12:02:00 PM »
Very cool, congrats to Gil, hope everything goes smoothly.
Big drivers and hot balls are the product of golf course design that rewards the hit one far then hit one high strategy.  Shinny showed everyone how to take care of this whole technology dilemma. - Pat Brockwell, 6/24/04

Niall Hay

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Re: Hanse of US to Design 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 12:03:52 PM »
Very cool for Gil. Can's imagine anyone had him as the favorite rightly or not.  An amazing honor and quite an upset for many.

Wonder if it had anything to do with the success of Castle Stuart?

PCCraig

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Re: Hanse of US to Design 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2012, 12:49:19 PM »
Congrats to Gil!
H.P.S.

Niall Hay

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Re: Hanse of US to Design 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2012, 01:33:32 PM »
Great for Gil!

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