Who will get the gig to design the 2016 Olympic golf course?

Sure, Rio de Janeiro got the 2016 Olympics, and golf got the nod to join the party. Problem is, those two statements don't exactly jive -- there's no championship-caliber golf in Rio. What to do, what to do?This is the Olympics, so the solution is simple: throw money at the problem until it goes away. The Rio Olympic organizing committee opened the doors to golf design firms about a month ago, but as Global Golf Post notes, there's already a potential frontrunner -- the Rio de Janeiro International Golf Resort's course being designed by Sir Nick Faldo and Steve Smyers, which just happens to be about 30 miles from the Rio airport. And it'll be ready -- in theory -- in 2012, with plenty of time to break in for the Games. Ah, but here's the catch. That project has been in the design stages since 2005, and is still stuck in the permitting process. Work won't begin until next spring at the earliest, and that's if everything runs smoothly from here on out. ...