America's Olympians are holding a series of online contents to see if the public can challenge their athletic abilities.
With golf joining the Olympics in 2016 and 2020, swimming champion Michael Phelps is willing to take on all challengers (virtually of course) at putting.
Here's his video.
Make as many five foot putts as you can in 60 seconds, and you will top one of the best athletes in the entire world. He nailed 12. Can you do better?
There are a number of other events included in this contest, so make sure to click the link in the video if you are interested in finding out more.
If you beat him, you will be
eligible to win some cool prizes like an autographed T-Shirt from Phelps. However, any golfer who sends in a video will be eligible to win in a drawing for tickets to the Vancouver Olympic Games next year.
Once again, golf has returned to the Olympics. After a vote yesterday by the International Olympic Committee, golf will be an official competition at the 2016 and 2020 Games.
As we found out earlier this month, the 2016 Olympics will take place in Rio.
The format will include a stroke play tournament over 72 holes. Golf will be offered to men's and women's fields, and each pool will consist of 60 players.
In addition to golf, the rugby world was informed that the event would also be added to the Summer Games.
Tiger Woods, who was a critical asset to golf's supporters,
stated his approval of the addition: "It would be an honor for anyone who plays this game to become an Olympian."
Like virtually all other golf events on the planet, one concern the Committee had was whether the top players would participate in the event. Nonetheless, strong support from superstars like Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, and Phil Mickelson during the process helped to quell those fears.
Tomorrow, October 9th, 2009, the golf world will find out if the game will make an appearance in the 2016 Olympic games.
Golf has made it to the final challenge in the difficult process of Olympic event selection, and tomorrow will mark the final presentation and final vote.
According to Th
eGolfChannel.com, Ty Votaw is in charge of golf's presentation to the Olympic committee. He will be given 20 minutes to present his case on behalf of golf, and a 10 minute Q&A will follow.
Afterwards, a vote will take place. If golf earns a majority of the votes, then it will officially be included in the Games.
The final decision should be announced at 7 AM EST.
In case you haven't seen this story yet, the International Olympic Committee listened to a presentation supporting golf's inclusion in the 2016 Olympics.
While it is unclear how the reception was received, the format of the tournament is open to much debate.
GolfChannel.com reports, "one early favorite, among the plans being considered, calls for every country to be allowed two players in the Olympic golf competition with one key exception: Any country with more than two players in the top 10 in the world rankings would be allowed to enter all of its top 10 players."
Of course, the format will be a critical element of a potential Olympic golf tournament, as the IOC would likely only consider the option of if the world's best players were willing to participate.
If the tournament were to happen this year, America
would earn an extra player (Anthony Kim, in addition to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson). No other nation has more than two players ranked in the top 10.
In addition to the discussion of the competition's format, the presentation included video messages from Tiger Woods and Lorena Ochoa.
As per IOC rules, sports in consideration for inclusion must host the committee at one of its events. Ty Votaw, a PGA Tour executive,
told the media that the golf community may host the committee during the Masters next year.
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