Golf legends ignored in choice for designer of 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio . Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player and Greg Norman were disappointed bidders . `` It will enable Rio to host important events in the international calendar and it will be an example of sustainability and preservation of an environmentally protected area , '' he added . American company - Hanse Golf Course Design - selected as architects . Comment:
Golf legends ignored in choice for designer of 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio . Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player and Greg Norman were disappointed bidders . American company - Hanse Golf Course Design - selected as architects . Comment: