Alas, this year marked golf’s first appearance in the Olympics since 1904. Great Britain’s Justin Rose captured the gold Sunday in a thrilling duel with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson. Team USA’s Matt Kuchar shot a medal-round 63 to win the bronze.
And Woods was quick to tweet out kudos, not just for the medalists, but all those who participated.
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Woods, who hasn’t played since August 2015 and has undergone two surgeries on his back since then, has not set a timetable for his return to the sport.
Golf suffered from a ton of bad press leading into Rio, with big-name dropouts and Zika concerns, but many in the game have to be pleased with results from the weekend.
