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WATCH LIVE: After 112-year absence, golf returns to the Olympics

Golf Previews - Olympics: Day 3

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: Rickie Fowler of the United States walks to the practice ground with his caddie Joe Skovron during a practice round during Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Olympic Golf Course on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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It only took 112 years for golf to return to the Olympics, and then men will get us started on Wednesday.

Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson headline the tournament, and the last name on that list has been red hot of late.

WATCH LIVEMen’s Golf: Round 1 – 6:30 a.m. EDT

But will a relative unknown come to the party and steal the decorations? Great names like Seamus Power of Ireland and Julien Quesne of France join more familiar names like Germany’s Martin Kaymer, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, and American golfer Patrick Reed.

Reed is in the same trio with Garcia, and their 11:25 a.m. EDT tee time will be one to monitor.

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