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PHOTO: An aerial view shows the 2016 Rio Olympics golf venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2016.
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Golf

Golf was included in the Summer Olympics in 1900 and 1904, according to the IOC. In Paris in 1900, two events were held: one each for men and women, and they were won by Americans Margaret Ives Abbott and Charles Edward Sands. In 1904 in St. Louis, the women's event was replaced by a team event.

The format to be played in Rio for men and women will be stroke play, which counts the total shots that a player takes to reach the end of the course. The player who has the fewest strokes at the end of four rounds wins the tournament.

Pro golfer Annika Sorenstam traveled to Copenhagen in 2009 to pitch the IOC on including the sport, and Tiger Woods sent a video testimonial. Sorenstam will travel to Rio to serve as an analyst for NBC.

It is unclear whether Woods will travel to Rio in support of the sport. Seven of the world's top golfers — Jason Day, Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Vijay Singh — will not be participating, People reported.

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PHOTO: Gregory Gaultier of France plays a forehand to Cameron Pilley of Australia in the men's final match of the Dubai PSA World Series Finals squash tournament in Dubai on May 28, 2016.
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What Didn't Make the Cut

Softball and baseball, which were cut from the Olympic program for the 2012 games in London, were among the other sports considered for reinstatement. Squash, karate and roller sports also failed to win admission into the London Olympics, according to The Associated Press.

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PHOTO: Jason Donald of the United States bats against Japan during the men's bronze medal baseball game held at Wukesong Baseball Field at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23, 2008 in China.
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