Tiger Woods says he wants to add Olympic gold to all those green jackets

Tiger Woods has accomplished pretty much all there is to accomplish in golf, with 15 major titles, vast riches and worldwide fame. Everything, that is, except an Olympic medal, but he hopes to change that next year at the Tokyo Summer Games. “Making the Olympic team is a big goal,” Woods told Reuters in a story published Friday. “I don’t see myself having too many opportunities other than next year.” Golf returned to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years at the 2016 Rio Games and was viewed as a success, both in terms of on-course drama (Justin Rose edged Henrik Stenson for the men’s gold medal after both were tied entering the final hole of the four-round stroke-play tournament, while Matt Kuchar shot a final-round 63 to earn bronze) and in terms of U.S. television ratings (more people watched the final round on NBC than watched the final round of that year’s U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship). The players, many of whom stayed in the Olympic Village, also seemed to enjoy playing for their countries instead of prize money and FedEx Cup points. “To be honest, this is where all the players wanted to be,”… Read full this story

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