Bryson DeChambeau grew up watching the Olympics and wishing that someday he would be able to take part.
As a golfer, he knew that was a bit of a stretch.
Although the sport was a part of the Olympic program early in the 20th Century, it was dropped from 1904 until it returned for Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
“There was never a thought in my mind — before 2016, obviously — that I thought I was going to be in the Olympics,” he said this week after making the field for the Tokyo Games. “I never would have thought that. Playing as good as I have these last few years has afforded me that opportunity.”
DeChambeau, 27, was one year removed from his amateur days in 2016, and didn’t come close to earning one of the four U.S. spots in the Olympic field.
Now the sixth-ranked golfer in the world, he is one of four Americans selected for the 60-man field that will play at the Kasumigaseki Country Club outside of Tokyo from July 30-Aug. 8.
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