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Bob Harig

Hideki Matsuyama Leads Early As Players Enjoy ‘Unbelievable’ Olympic Atmosphere

Collin Morikawa and the rest of the field played in front of large crowds in the first round at Le Golf National. | Ben Jared/PGA TOUR/IGF

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Golf, Olympic-style, came alive Thursday, a pleasant surprise amid continuing uncertainty as to whether the sport should even be in the games at all.

A boisterous if not necessarily keen-on-golf crowd arrived early at Le Golf National to greet the 60 players who are competing in the men’s Olympic Golf Tournament, making for a nice atmosphere that was somewhat unexpected.

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