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How Augusta National almost scored the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Sir Nick Faldo talks golf at the Olympics

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Golf at the 2016 Rio Olympics is underway, and the Rio course looks pretty sharp. Players seem to love it, it has given us a solid variety of scores, and it certainly looks good on TV. But golf's return to the Olympics was almost held at the most visually stunning course in the world.

The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta. All of you know which course is about 120 minutes from Atlanta, I presume.