Yahoo! Sports · Jul 25, 2016
Olympics-Golf-Harrington hungers for Rio gold (Reuters)
Springfield, New Jersey, July 25 (Reuters) - Some top golfers have passed on the Olympics because of a hectic schedule and others have health concerns, but three-times major winner Padraig Harrington is thrilled to be going and dreams of gold.
"I'm really looking forward to Rio. My whole family are going," the 44-year-old Irishman told Reuters after a long session on the practice putting green on a sizzling hot and stormy Baltusrol, where the PGA Championship begins on Thursday.
"We're busy getting our tickets organized for the second week that we're there. It's a big deal for us."