SANDWICH, England, July 13 (Reuters) - The Riserva Uno site in Rio de Janeiro will be the venue for golf’s Olympic comeback in Brazil in 2016, the Royal & Ancient (R&A) governing body said on Wednesday.
“Within the last three weeks or so the Rio organising committee and the city of Rio confirmed that Riserva Uno … will be the site,” R&A chief executive Peter Dawson told reporters on the eve of the 140th British Open at Sandwich.
“It is a site close to the Olympic village and quite close to the sea in the Barra area of Rio. A course will be designed by an architect yet to be determined.
“In order to be in time we need to get the architect appointed, his designs approved and start breaking ground in 2012 in order to make the timetable for a 2015 test event.”
Golf’s last appearance at the Games was in St Louis in 1904.
“The format remains as per the Olympic bid for golf which was 60 men in one competition, 60 women in another, 72-hole strokeplay,” said Dawson.
He added a team event may also be added to the schedule although that possibility would not be discussed until after the 2012 London Olympics.
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