Tracking Tokyo Olympics Excuses, Adam Scott Edition

The best men’s 2021 Olympic competition this year may be found in the build-up to the Tokyo Games.

Best excuse by a player definitely eligible? And worst.

Best pretzel logic to justify passing?

Best use of family over country?

Best use of a virus or disease to not go?

You get the idea.

Dustin Johnson is the current clubhouse leader with “It’s a long way to travel” and “important for me to feel like I’m focused playing on the PGA Tour.” No chance those hold up for an award.

Adam Scott entered the equation with his inevitable pass, but in a twist the committees must study, Scott’s agent Johan Elliot did the talking. Rex Hoggard with the Australian’s rationale for passing up on the Olympics:

“With the world being the way it is, Adam is gone 4-5 weeks at a time this year during his playing blocks,” Elliot said in a statement to GolfChannel.com. “With three young children at home, this time in the schedule will be devoted to family. It is pretty much the only time up until October when he has a chance to see them for a stretch of time and not only a few days/a week.”

Short version: he’s wants to be with his kids.

Much more fun would have been: he needs to rest after The Open before he makes a 2021 Playoff and Meltwater Mentions push.