The USA is ranked among the best in the basketball world. Sunday’s Olympic gold medal game against Serbia proved this right. This was made possible by Kevin Durant who is a well-known basketball player.  He managed to put the game away single-handedly and also scored 30 points.  USA team came close to losing the game but managed to win by 10 points or less in all their eight games. The USA basketball team was in competition with Australia, Serbia and Spain. The US had a very poor organization in terms of its defenders but Mike Krzyzewski who is their head coach managed to change this before the quarterfinals. Players like Andre Iguodala or Paul George are required to complement the guys who can score for the team.

Only teams that travelled through the U.S. on their way to Rio were able to play the game. This was after they fell victim to an exhibition schedule that was too easy. There is nothing that can be gathered from the U.S. team in the last 5 weeks even if they have so much talent. Teams that were not used to playing with one another have been playing their first elimination game less than a month after they began training. Two players from the U.S were back from the last Olympic team including four from the team that won the World Cup of Basketball in 2014. In 2014 Serbia’s team lost to the U.S. but the nine players returned to play in the Olympics this season.

The USA basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo has concerns about his team since they do not have enough time to prepare for the games. His major concern is that there are ten new players in the team but very inadequate time for them to prepare themselves. In this year’s Olympic there were two important basketball players; one was Durant and the other Carmelo Anthony who won three Olympic gold medals. The final games between Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker had their national team members in uniforms. There were 46 NBA players available in this year’s Olympics. This time round the US team which consisted of 12 members gave it their best and did not give up. They managed to go home with gold.

Anthony was satisfied that the US team won despite the difficulties the team members experienced in the game.  He finished by saying that he was confident enough that his team would win even though the journey was not as easy as he thought.

Those who chose not to attend this year’s Olympics are missing out on a lot according to Rickie Fowler. Rickie has been sending post cards from Rio and posting regularly on social media. He posted about him hanging with Michael Phelps, him holed up with the U.S diving team and him constantly smiling for the cameras around the Olympic Golf course. Rickie sent out suggestions earlier on Tuesday that pointed out that he has been in constant contact with people who missed out on golf’s return to the games after 112-year break. This was during the U.S. team’s conference. Fowler said that he had sent out messages suggesting that he was enjoying the Olympics.

Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson are among the top two Americans who withdrew their names from the Olympic list. They are known in the Official World Gold Ranking. Rickie is surely sending them signals showing them that they missed out on a lot. Rickie arrived earlier last week and was present during the opening ceremony. He has been in Brazil for the longest time when compared to other Americans. Patrick Reed replied to Fowler’s message where he said that been given the opportunity to participate and grow the game is amazing. Roy Mcllroy last month announced he would be skipping the Olympics.

He however said that he was ready to go play for his country whenever he was needed. He is glad that golf is being featured in the Olympics. Mcllroy also added that the reason he got in to golf was majorly to win in the championships. The four American players who will be participating in the week’s events were not comfortable with the golf topic but they passed a message to those participating. Most players decided to skip the Olympics because of fear of the Zika virus. However, those who managed to attend the Rio Olympics have actually had the time of their lives.

Reed was not worried about the virus saying he had been using bug spray all his life in Houston and San Antonio. He also added that he had been wishing to participate in the Olympics since he was a little boy. Kuchar was optimistic that the Olympics held this year would be a great success and that those who missed out on them would live to regret their decisions.

Golf has had developmental challenges attributed to various reasons. However, a number of measures that have been introduced have mitigated the encounters. For instance, the inclusion of golf as one of the disciplines in the quadrennial Olympic Games which though is still eliciting mixed reactions.

At a media briefing prior to the British Open, Rory McIlroy, an Irish professional golfer said that he was interested in only playing to win championships and majors but not getting other people into the game. A motive for giving the Olympics a wide berth that has generated an unwarranted debate.

Day six of the competitions marks an important day for golfers as the men will be kicking off the game at the Olympic Golf Course. Though many of the PGA Tour top brass will be missing, there is optimism that new spectators will be able to watch the game. It is expected that this will stimulate the youth especially in places where the Olympics commands a lot of respect.

Henrik Stenson, a Swedish golfer, currently participating in the Rio De Janeiro games, believes that Olympics has already boosted the game and predicts that it will further contribute to its growth. He has observed that some countries have already been endeared to golf to the extent that golf federations and funds have been put up to support this cause. The games being televised all over the globe, provides a perfect opportunity of motivating the upcoming golfers.

Peter Dawson, the president of the International Golf Federation, shares the same view. He has overseen golf federations increase since the recent introduction of the sport in Olympics. Those who lobbied this move say that the major aim was to promote the sport in nations where golf is underdeveloped. It is their expectation that the exposure due to the popularity of Olympics will not only inspire sportsmen in these countries but will spur growth especially in a scenario where one of their own bags an Olympic medal.

Nobody expected that the return of golf after 112 years would be faced with such a mess. Various players such as Shane Lowery, Charl Schwartzel, Jason Day, Adam Scott, all announced their withdrawal from the game. There are a number of many others expected to withdrawal from the game. Jordan Spieth is also expected to be among the players who will pull out from the game since he has been hesitant. At the press conference for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, the 22 year old player announced that he was uncertain of whether he would engage in the game since there were a number of factors to consider before engaging in the game.

One of these factors is the major support from Coca-Cola which supports golf game in a big way. Olympic golf in all the 112 years has not has a top shot hit and the game is already suffering, despite the fact that Spieth will not be joining them. Golf will be played only in 2016 and 2020 in Tokyo and there is a possibility that after the Games, it will be dismissed just like baseball and lacrosse. People are not being blamed for their lack of zeal to go to Rio due to concerns for their family. This is because Zika virus is posing a threat though Geoff Shackelford said that the Zika virus was not connected with those building the golf course.

Mosquitoes in Brazil are few due to the winter season and since the golf course is located in a windy area of Rio the Zika mosquitoes pose no threat. Even though most golf players have withdrawn, the golf field is still quite strong. Bubba Watson, Danny Willet, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson are among the top 10 players that are planning to play. The strange thing is that only men are withdrawing from the game while no woman has at the moment withdrawn. Women are ready to embrace the opportunity of taking part in the golf game and they are hoping for safety assurances.

There are various aggressive Canadian players that are likely to represent Canada in Rio. Those ready to represent them in the Maple Leaf include David Hearn and Graham DeLaet from the men’s side and Alena Sharp and Brooke Henderson from the women’s side. There is still hope that with the Olympics golf will pick off at the competitions but at the moment no golf player is willing to take that chance thus leading to the falling of golf at the Olympics.

It’s better and clearer to say that Golf doesn’t need to be in the Olympics. The golfers ought to have left after the tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Some of the best players in the female category include Lexi Thompson , Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller. In the male family they include; Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson , Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson who closes the category. The golfers feel bad because the International Olympic Committee has limited the number of match play elements to 60 players, 72 holes.  The problem is that the eligibility of the player will only be based on world rankings. This makes many of the games stars out of course.

The players will only come out of countries which have a line of descent in golfing. The PGA schedule really puts the players off. It seems they’ll get very tired and won’t be able to enjoy their summer as expected.  The tour used to start with the Classic field but due to alteration it’ll be between Bridgestone Invitational and British Opens. The Bridgestone and WCG which will take place in Akron will be two weeks after U.S Opens.  Before the British Opens comes in Greenbrier will start and then the PGA Championships will come two weeks after the British Opens. The Olympics will come two weeks after the PGA tournament and Two weeks after the Olympics tournaments where FedExCup playoffs will begin.

David Lingmerth says he won’t be playing the Greenbrier though it’s one of his favorite because the schedule is far much too complicated. He’ll have to play other tournaments which aren’t his best. This won’t happen to him alone; a great deal of other top 50 players will also be affected thus leaving an expression of disgust to the Olympics.

The Classic have always had bad lucks with the weather. This includes the four day rains which happened last year and a post-sunset finish which was caused by the 2013 delay. Memorial 41 editions also suffered 71 weather delays which happened on Saturday and Sunday. This sums it all why Golf ought to forsake the Olympics Games.