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WHICH WILL BE CONTESTED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE OLYMPIC FLAME LIT UNTIL THE CLOSING CEREMONY ON AUGUST 11th. GOLF IS STARTING TO FIND ITS WAY IN THE STANDINGS. WE HEAD BACK OUT TO LA GOLF NATIONAL WITH REX HOGGARD. >> THANKS. ANOTHER TEAM THAT WAS OUT AT LA GOLF NATIONAL ON SUNDAY WAS TEAM AUSTRALIA, JASON DAY AND MIN WOO LEE. THEY WANTED TO GET A FEEL FOR THE GOLF COURSE. CERTAINLY THEY WANT TO BE READY FOR THURSDAY'S OPENING ROUND. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY SAID THEY WANT TO SAVOR THE OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE. >> FOR ME I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA IN 2016 AND I DIDN'T AND NOW I GET ANOTHER CHANCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA, WHICH IS A MASSIVE HONOR, OBVIOUSLY. I THINK BOTH OF US REPRESENTED FROM A JUNIOR LEVEL TO AN AMATEUR LEVEL NOW, OBVIOUSLY PROFESSIONAL AND THEN THIS IS THE TOP AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO. IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER GO AT IT. >> YEAH. IT MEANS A LOT. LIKE JASON SAID, WE'VE -- I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'VE ONLY BEEN A PRO FOR, YOU KNOW, NOT TOO LONG AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S -- I'VE HAD A LOT OF TIMES I REPRESENT AUSTRALIA, SO IT'S QUITE NICE TO DO THAT AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY EVERY TOURNAMENT YOU REPRESENT AUSTRALIA, BUT JUST TO ACTUALLY REALLY BE ON A TEAM AND HAVE AUSTRALIA ON EVERYTHING WE WEAR. >> BEING AN OLYMPIAN IS DIFFERENT THAN JUST REPRESENTING ON THE TOUR AND PLAYING FOR AUSTRALIA. >> YEAH. >> IT MEANS YOU'RE THE TWO BEST AUSSIES, OBVIOUSLY, EVERY FOUR YEARS IT COMES AROUND VERY INFREQUENTLY WITH THAT. IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING A WHOLE COUNTRY AND NOT JUST OURSELVES, WHICH IS NICE. >> YOU MENTIONED 2016. I KNOW CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN. HAS YOUR OUTLOOK TOWARDS THE OLYMPICS CHANGED, THE WAY YOU VALUE THIS TOURNAMENT? >> WE'LL SEE HOW THIS WEEK GOES. I'M JOKING. I FEEL LIKE IT HAS. OBVIOUSLY THAURZ A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR FOUR YEARS TO GET TO A POINT TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY IN THE OLYMPICS. FOR US OUR SEASON GOES ON AND CAN STRETCH OUT A LONG TIME. WE'RE ALWAYS LIVING WEEK TO WEEK. IT'S DIFFICULT TO PUT YOURSELF OUT AHEAD AND THINK, HEY, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ON THE OLYMPIC TEAM. BUT THIS YEAR WAS -- IT WAS ONE OF MY GOALS TO GET ON THE OLYMPIC TEAM. I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AT THE START OF THE SEASON TO GET MYSELF IN POSITION TO REPRESENT. IT DEFINITELY HAS CHANGED, GETTING A FEEL FOR EVERYTHING. I GOT HERE THIS MORNING FROM OHIO. OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT OLYMPIC RINGS OVER AT 18 AND 9 HERE, IT'S AMAZING. >> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU HADN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THE COURSE YET BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT IN 2018 DURING IT THE RYDER CUP. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK ON THE COURSE YET. >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE COURSE YET. >> HAVE YOU PLAYED IT? >> I PLAYED IT LAST YEAR AT THE FRENCH OPEN. DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. BUT IT LOOKS GOOD FROM RIGHT HERE. WE'LL SEE. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TOO WINDY FOR THE WEEK. >> YEAH. >> I KNOW THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE GOOD AND HOT. WE'LL SEE HOW THE COURSE TURNS OUT. >> JASON? >> PLAYED IT ON SIM. THAT'S AS FAR AS I'VE GOT. SORRY. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW -- PLAYED OKAY WITH IT ON -- I HAD A HANDICAP 2. THANKS. HAD A HANDICAP 2 ON THE SIM, S

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