Jordan Spieth joins list of top golfers skipping Rio Olympics
  • 8 years ago
Two-time major winner Jordan Spieth has pulled out of next month's 2016 Rio Olympics International Golf Federation president Peter Dawson confirmed that the world No. 3 is skipping the competition, citing concerns about the Zika virus. With this decision, the young golf star joins the list alongside Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Spieth and Rory McIlroy Although Brazil's new health minister told tourists and athletes that the risk of catching Zika in Rio was "almost zero", the world's leading golfers are still concerned
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