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Planting of grass begins on the Rio 2016 Olympic golf course

By Inside Golf on May 21, 2014 No Comment architecture, hanse, olympics, rio

Planting of grass begins on the Rio 2016  Olympic golf course

The Olympic Golf Course in Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro is taking shape. On Tuesday 20 May the process of planting grass commenced on the first of the 18 holes, hole number 8. Grassing is considered to be the final stage of the project and the predicted timeline for grass growth is 11 months. […]

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