While the world basks in the afterglow of a successful London Games, the man charged with designing the course that will host the re-introduction of golf to the Olympic arena after a 122 year hiatus – Gil Hanse – has his eyes firmly focussed on Rio 2016.
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Written by Paul Prendergast
Photography by Courtesy of Hanse Golf Course Design
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