Virginia Golfer March / April 2015 | Page 18

Despite Much Maneuvering, Olympic Course Reaches Finish Line After delays and setbacks, designer Gil Hanse has completed the layout for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games | by STEPHEN GOODWIN Gil Hanse overcame obstacles to complete a course in Rio de Janeiro that he hopes will offer plenty of variety and test the world’s best players. R emember the fanfare? The excitement? The optimism? It was just a few years ago that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that golf would once again, after a century-long hiatus, be an Olymp X