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The pair’s powerful performances came on a day the Rio Games turned aside the disconcerting lime-like waters at the aquatics center and toward the emerald green fairways as golf returned to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years.

“The end of a long journey”, said Peter Dawson, president of the International Golf Federation.

The U.S. won six medals on Thursday, five of which were gold, upping its grand total at the Games to 38, compared to China’s 30. And he knows his history.

Brazilian officials say the country now wants to win as many events as it can and finish in the top 10 in the number of overall medals won a goal some observers believe may be a tall order.

Friday’s high-stakes court appearance was the latest twist in 33-year-old Van Gelder’s turbulent sports career which, alongside his world title, has also featured a ban for cocaine use.

“It was a patience test out there”, Stenson said.

“It would have been a great trick to play on me if my ball ended up 20 yards over the back”. “There were more mobile phones and cameras than normal, I guess because it’s a different crowd out there than we normally have”.

The Americans didn’t fare as well as others.

The men head into the second round with Australia’s Marcus Fraser atop the leaderboard with an 8-under 63 at Olympic Golf Course, where wildlife has been abundant. For Fowler, a four-putt on the first hole didn’t help. She was basically untouchable at major championships from 2007 to 2014, with four world and two Olympic gold medals to show for it. Adams is the second-best performer of the season, behind China’s Gong Lijiao.

There would be no do-overs for Fowler, who beat only two players – Rodolfo Cazaubon of Mexico and Lin Wen-Tang of Taiwan – and now faces a long three-day climb if he’s to return to the States with a medal.

The one shot that got Watson was on the 10th when his tee shot found a foot print in the native areas filled with sand and grass. Patrick Reed made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch after making the turn and shot 72.

The vibe on the first tee was strong, not almost the level of a Ryder Cup, but different from other tournaments with players dressed in team colors and being introduced by country.

“The nerves don’t get me very many places. Here it was a little different”, Kuchar said.

The first games to be held in South America have been dogged by security concerns since they opened on August 5. “To hear my name announced as an Olympian and to go tee off, there were a few more butterflies than I anticipated”.

Rose waited for a moment, as if to confirm that it was indeed the first ever Olympic ace, then broke out into a wide smile and flung his hands in the air.

He rallied for a 69, but on this day, the score was only part of what mattered.

With the USA medal machine already humming, piling up gold in the swimming pool and gymnastics, the milestone could go to one of the Rio Games biggest names like Michael Phelps or Simone Biles or it could belong to an unknown competing in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling or sailing. “When you think about it, most weeks you have 156 guys playing, 155 losers”.