Paul McGinley looks back golf's return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence and reflects whether the men's tournament has been a success.
As a lover of the sport, I think the tournament was brilliant and provided real theatre. We had a fantastic golf course designed by Gil Hanse - which the players loved - and sell-out crowds.
The two best players in Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose came down to the last hole tied for the lead and it really was a superb finish.
It was a clever second shot at the last from Justin Rose. Henrik hit it down the right side, which left him coming across the wind with his pitch shot, whereas Rose from the left side was coming right in to it.
I was stood next to a very nervous Jamie Spence, the Team GB golf leader, and said to him at that point the odds were in Justin's favour.
That put all of the pressure on Henrik and turned out to be the winning moment, with everyone in the game happy for Justin.
Irish interest
Seamus Power is world No 257 and, in a qualify field, for him to come 15th was a terrific performance.
At one stage he was in the bronze position and tied with about eight holes to go, but a double-bogey and then a bogey saw him fall away a bit. It was still a great display and he should be very proud of what he did.
Padraig Harrington, like Justin Rose, has always been on the frontline supporting golf as an Olympic sport. He was four shots outside of bronze but as he said himself, the way Matt Kuchar played it was always unlikely he was going to be able to take that bronze position.
All in all, though, they're walking away from Rio as Olympians and can always be described as Olympians, which is a pretty big consolation!
In the ladies event, we've got two players way down the rankings, so we've got modest expectations against what is a really high-quality field.
It's going to be massive experience for the two girls, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow, who are both going to be outsiders. It's a great honour for the pair of them and they're both massively excited.
Big success
I knew that the tournament was going to be a success and always saw the big picture of golf being part of the Olympics and I saw the opportunity for our sport to showcase its talent and superstars.
Obviously it didn't entirely work out that way and initially we were on the back foot a little bit, but things have actually turned around and the tournament has become such a success.
Hopefully those who decided against playing do regret it and come around to the idea of playing in Tokyo four years from now.
I'm sure this week will resonate right through the game and hopefully, everyone will turn up next time around and make it an even better tournament.
Rio experience
It's quite a humble place to be, as there's no five-star treatment and everybody is on a level playing field, which is one of the endearing things about the Olympics. It's very modest in terms of the food, transport and accommodation compared to what we often experience in golf.
My feeling going forward is that I'd like to see more of a team element, whether that be matchplay or another way to get the players closer together as countries.
Justin Rose and Danny Willett may have been playing representing Great Britain, but they were playing very much as individuals and I'd love to see an event where they're involved as a team.
It could be their scores combined, an element of foursomes or maybe another medal, even it's only 36 holes, of mixed golf. I think that would be great to showcase the game and also show the connection between men's and ladies golf.
We have all been getting inspired by going to all of these other sports in the evenings. I've been to 10 events now and I'd have to say, as a lover of sport, it has been absolutely amazing and all of the golfers have found it the same.