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Rio Golfers Must Be Snappy With Alligators Lurking


Champ Kind
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2016-04-12T202038Z_1006980001_LYNXNPEC3B1AI_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLYMPICS-GOLF-ALLIGATORS.JPGSlow rounds are common in world golf but players competing at the Olympics in August may need to be snappier than usual as they will have alligators, capybaras and other wildlife for company. The new Olympic golf course was built in a spectacular area surrounded by lagoons that are home to several species of wild animals including alligators, according to local media reports. Golf is returning at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a 112-year absence from the Games and the course was built a few miles from the neighborhood of Jacarepegua, which means Alligator Lagoon.

 

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