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2016 Rio Olympic golf expert picks: Patrick Reed will take first gold since 1904

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Seven years after golf was voted into the Olympics, the first round is finally here. It has been 112 long years since anyone has hit a golf ball in the Olympic Games, but Brazil's Addison da Silva will change that on Thursday morning.

A lot has changed in the last century such as golf club and ball technology, golf course design and player physique. One thing remains, though: golf (and thus predicting golf) is still harder. Maybe harder than ever. Let's take a look at who could win gold in Rio this year.