Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic golf tournament. Photo: ReutersBritain's Justin Rose birdied the final hole to win the Rio Olympic golf tournament today, the first gold medallist in a sport returning to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. "I've been thinking about Rio for a long, long time. "I was in a great fight with Henrik, a good friend of mine, and it took world class golf to win today so I am very proud of the achievement and I've just got to let it all soak in now." Few people play golf in Brazil and the par 71 course was built for the Olympics on environmentally sensitive land.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 14, 2016 21:00 UTC