Majors: The Olympics / The Host Facility
Green Light Given For Rio Olympics Golf Course
Last Updated on Friday, 26 April 2013 08:46 Thursday, 25 April 2013 22:49
Golf's governing body the R&A has said that the green light has finally been given for construction of the course for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after months of legal wrangling.
"I can announce happily that last weekend all the permits needed to start constructing the course was issued down in Rio so that work can now proceed at pace," said R&A chief executive Peter Dawson.
