Phil Mickelson on golf in the Olympics, PGA tour and cancer
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Phil Mickelson on golf in the Olympics, PGA tour and cancer
Golf's addition in the Olympic Games "is the greatest thing to happen to the sport," according to world number two Phil Mickelson. Played at the 1900 Paris Olympics and 1904 Games in St Louis, golf will be included for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Games along with rugby sevens. "Everybody that I have talked to is excited about golf becoming an Olympic sport. It is the greatest thing to happen to our sport, it will allow the growth of the game on a global level," said three-time major winner Mickelson ahead of this week's Barclays Singapore Open. "And with the Olympic foundations in all the countries in the world, I believe we will have a lot of money put towards the growth of the game in terms of educating juniors and teaching juniors proper fundamentals. "I think the game of golf will finally get the recognition is deserves." At the Olympics, fields of 60 men and 60 women will compete over a traditional 72 hole stroke play tournament with the top 15 players in the world qualifying automatically.
ITN | October 27, 2009
