RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Adilson da Silva of Brazil hit the first shot that put golf back in the Olympics for the first time in more than a century. Inbee Park hit the final putt that capped off two weeks that could not have gone much better for a sport trying to make a good impression.
Peter Dawson was on the first tee when it started and said he had a tear in his eye when it ended.
''It exceeded my very best expectations,'' Dawson, president of the International Golf Federation, said Sunday. ''We had two great competitions that were very exciting, medalists from six different countries.