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Olympics-Hend happy to handle Australia's hopes in Rio golf (Reuters)

SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) - Scott Hend might not be the best known Australian golfer but the peripatetic world number 75 says he is happy to handle the burden of his country's hopes at the Rio Olympics after a rash of high profile withdrawals.

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