Schwartzel Passing On Rio Too, Another Crisis Averted

Charl Schwartzel is telling South African Olympic team captain Gary Player he can take his Olympic dreams and live them out through someone else, joining fellow countryman Louis Oosthuizen in announcing on the eve of more rigorous drug testing that he's skipping the Rio games. His reasons, if you care, were not clear.

Gary Player was not pleased, reports AFP:

"I would have given anything to play in the Olympics. South Africa had a great team, but now obviously, it will not be as good."

Yes, but I'm not sure golf could survive another rally-killing major win by the South African. One was enough.