Although former OSU star Rickie Fowler will be teeing off in the next-to-last group on Thursday, playing with Justin Rose of Great Britain and Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela at 8:58 a.m. CDT., his participation in the Olympic golf tournament drew a lot of excitement on the Golf Channel’s “Golf Central Live” on Monday.
The tournament, which will run Thursday through Sunday, will air on the Golf Channel and will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app, both of which require authentication.
Here are some of the excerpts of the broadcasters’ comments on Fowler:
Johnny Miller – “I think he has got the right spirit for Olympic sport.