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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rickie Fowler astutely pointed out that the United States is the only country in the Olympic golf tournament that can sweep the podium and capture all three medals.But after the first round at the Olympic Golf Course, that will now be an extremely difficult task -- and could todays results could affect a few Ryder Cup hopes as well.Fowler struggled in the afternoon wind Thursday, and he was joined over par by Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed. For Fowler, a four-putt on the first hole didnt help.Usually on the green, youre at worse [a] two-putt, Fowler said. It made it tough. Cross-wind putting is very tough, especially when its breaking one way and its blowing the other.Of the Americans, only Matt Kuchar managed to get in red numbers, and his 2-under-par 69 left him tied for 11th, 6 strokes back of tournament leader Marcus Fraser from Australia.It was a disappointing showing for the only country to qualify four players in the 60-man tournament, especially considering all are presently ranked in the top 20 in the world, with two in the top 10.Reed shot 72, Watson 73 and Fowlers 75 left him near the bottom of the leaderboard, just 2 shots ahead of last place.Its called golf and its very tough, said Watson, who birdied the last hole but had a double-bogey on No. 10. Some guys show that its easy, and thats what we do. Youve got guys who played good every week, no matter who they are.For me, it was one shot. Theres only one shot I want to re-do. I can take some missed putts that I lipped out that I hit great. I hit a lot of great shots out there. The score is just not what I wanted. But Ive got three more days to challenge and keep enjoying my adventure this week.Say this for Watson and the others, they have so far relished their time in Rio and immersed themselves in the Olympic experience.When all four players met in the media on Tuesday for a pre-tournament news conference, they lit up the room with their stories and good-natured banter. It was a nice departure from the grind of tour golf, which seemed to contribute to a looser vibe.But that vibe didnt translate to the course, and this kind of golf is not going to help Watson and Fowlers Ryder Cup causes.Neither has fared very well over the last several months. Only once has Fowler contended since the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where in February he lost a playoff to Hideki Matsuyama. Fowler let a third-round lead slip in May at the Wells Fargo Championship and has struggled to regain the form he showed earlier when he won a European Tour event in Abu Dhabi and moved to fourth in the world.Now ranked eighth, Fowler missed cuts at the Masters and U.S. Open and his best recent finish is a tie for 10th at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last month.Watson finished second at the WGC-Cadillac after winning the Northern Trust Open in February, but his showing since is a tie for eighth at a European Tour event in China.Both are outside of the top eight in the U.S. Ryder Cup team standings, and while the Olympic tournament cant earn them any Ryder Cup points, it could have earned them some goodwill with captain Davis Love III. The top eight becomes final in two weeks following the Barclays, with Loves at-large selections coming later.Reed snuck into the top eight last week with his performance at the Travelers Championship, but he was far from pleased.I couldnt hit the ball any worse and I couldnt putt worse, he said.Kuchar also has work to do to make the Ryder Cup team, but at least he can see the top of the leaderboard.As for that podium thing ...Yeah, we did pretty good on that, huh, said Reed, who then added that its still possible.We all want to be on the podium. I feel I can shoot three quality rounds of golf. There is lot of birdies out here. Theres still time. Thats the one thing about this sport and the Olympics is you have 72 holes of golf. Its not a sprint, its a marathon. If we post some low numbers, we might be able to climb up that board. Rockies Jerseys China . 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