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TORONTO — Mike Weir is hoping to get to Rio and it has nothing to do with rest and relaxation.
Golf is returning to the Summer Olympics in 2016 and Weir would like to take part in the Rio de Janeiro Games.
“It’s six years away,” said the 40-year-old Weir. “That’s something that’s really going to motivate me for a long time until that comes.”
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Golf Canada confirmed Wednesday that Hamilton Golf and Country Club will host the 2012 Canadian Open.
The Harry Colt design hosted the tournament in 2003 and 2006.
“I think that’s great, another two great venues coming up,” Weir said. “(Vancouver’s) Shaughnessy next year and then Hamilton again. I think the players like that — playing these great golf courses that we have here.”
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Defending champion Nathan Green is glad to be back in Canada, even if the tournament has moved from Glen Abbey to St. George’s. The 35-year-old Australian has just one top-10 finish this season and has missed seven cuts in 19 tournaments, including his last two.
“I know I’ve played some poor golf,” he said. “It feels so strange that I’ve sort of forgotten that feeling of what it was actually like to win.”
— Postmedia News
