Episode 36: Olympic Golf withdrawals

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Episode 36: Olympic Golf withdrawals

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Jun 28, 2016

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Golf Digest editors Sam Weinman, Joel Beall, Matthew Rudy and Ryan Herrington discuss the recent decisions from Rory McIlroy and Jason Day to skip playing in the Olympics, joining other prominent golfers, and what this means as the sport returns to the Games for the first time since 1904.

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Jun 28, 2016

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