McDowell wants Rio medals to be special

Graeme McDowell has joined a growing groundswell calling for organisers to abandon the thought of staging a 72-hole strokeplay tournament when golf returns to the Olympics in 2016.

Sixty men and a similar number or women players will compete in Rio de Janeiro when golf returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.

McDowell wants the Olympic golf event to stand apart from the regular tour events to ensure the reward of either gold, silver or a bronze medal is special.