In the wake of the announcement that Gil Hanse (and Amy Alcott) have been chosen to design the Rio Olympic golf course, Geoff Shackelford, a frequent Hanse collaborator, discusses why this is such a big deal, why Hanse was the right man for the job, and why certain marquee designers never had much of a chance in the competition to begin with.
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