TROON, Scotland (AP) " So much for golf's triumphant return to the Olympics. Come to think of it, the John Deere might have an edge on the Olympics, since that second-tier PGA Tour event will be played the same week as the Olympics. The PGA Championship is two weeks later, followed by the Olympics two weeks after that, with lesser tournaments crammed in along the way. If he shows up in the Quad Cities, it would only add to golf's gold medal fiasco. Two weeks after Rio, the FedEx Cup playoff begins, with four high-stakes tournaments in five weeks, culminating with the Tour Championship.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 12, 2016 06:22 UTC