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PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem believes there is an enthusiasm for Olympic golf despite the withdrawal of several top players. Finchem says that golf will be in good shape heading into this years Rio Games, where he predicts a superb Olympics.Former world number ones Adam Scott and Vijay Singh, and fellow major winners Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, are among those who have already announced that they will skip this summers global sports showpiece in Rio de Janeiro. Those no-shows, for reasons ranging from schedule issues to concern over the Zika virus, have sparked fears that more players could follow suit but Finchem felt there was generally a real enthusiasm for the Olympics in professional golf.Its a combination of things, really, Finchem said ahead of this weeks Players Championship at Sawgrass when asked about player withdrawals from the Rio Games.[It] starts with a compacted season, affects the players in different ways, the way that the [PGA Tour schedule] changes were for the season this year.Part of it is prioritisation, I would admit, although I think in general theres a real enthusiasm, certainly for the concept of golf in the Olympics.With the Olympic mens golf competition to be played from August 11-14, the years final major, the PGA Championship, has been brought forward to late July from its traditional date in the second week of August. 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But the Giants gave the Royals a bit of their own medicine on Saturday, rallying from a three-run deficit and getting some timely hits of their own, while their own bullpen outperformed Kansas Citys for at least one night in an 11-4 win that evened this best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Things may have looked bleak in San Francisco after Fridays loss, but the Giants again have all the momentum. It appeared as it this was going to be two series for the Giants. There was the game that Bumgarner pitched, then there was everything else. Like Kansas City needing just one win in San Fran to get the series back to Kauffman Stadium, the Giants goal in coming back to San Fran was to get another win in the either of the first two games not started by Bumgarner. Well, mission accomplished. San Francisco now stands a good chance at going back to Kansas City with the series lead, as it will hand the ball to the best postseason pitcher in baseball on Sunday. And he will be on full rest. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy may have given a thhought to starting Bumgarner in Game 4, but he made the right move in staying with Ryan Vogelsong, even though he managed to give the Giants just eight outs on Saturday.dddddddddddd Like the Giants lineup when Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland enter the game, the Royals lineup could be just as intimidated with Bumgarner on the hill. The 25-year-old left-hander may not win an NL Cy Young Award this season, but he has established himself as the best money pitcher in the sport right now. Bumgarner gave up one run over seven innings to beat the Royals in Game 1. His only mistake was a two-out home run to Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the seventh inning, which ended his MLB-record scoreless innings streak on the road at 33 2/3 frames. It was also the first run he had surrendered in three World Series starts, spanning 21 innings, dating back to 2012. Bumgarners 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA in five starts this postseason and hes also won all three of his World Series starts with an 0.41 ERA. His six straight postseason starts of seven-plus innings with seven or fewer baserunners is also an MLB record. His only loss this postseason, though, came at AT&T Park. Oh and in case anyone was wondering, even though the Giants scored 11 runs it only counts as one win. By the way, none of those runs scored against the Kansas City bullpen came against guys with the last name of Herrera, Davis or Holland. After all this the season comes down to a best-of-three. Buckle in ... I have a feeling this one is going seven. ' ' '