More Men's Olympic WD's: Sergio, Tyrrell, Louis
/While Zika was a convenient excuse, COVID-19 remains a threat, particularly to the unvaccinated. And those who have taken the jab still face absurd restrictions that nullifies everything about the Olympic “experience".
So far, no eligible player has pulled out due to safety fears. Instead it’s been mostly about the schedule, majors, Ryder Cup and of course, resting for the playoffs.
Before analyzing the angles of WD attack, this is just your friendly Tuesday reminder that the PGA Tour rebuilt the men’s pro golf schedule into a tighter window for the FedExCup Playoffs, the Olympics and the NFL season. The PGA moved to May and the major season still feels too condensed, with the U.S. Open build-up feeling less robust compared to the past.
Now, only one of those three wraparound reasons appears a legitimate rationale at this point (NFL…).
Anyway, who says these guys aren’t creative? We’ve got Olympic WD’s for all sorts of reasons, starting with Sergio turning his focus to the Ryder Cup.
The next eligible Spaniard is Rafa Cabrera Bello, currently ranked 140th in the world.
Next up is world No. 10 Tyrrell Hatton, who blames the congested schedule that is definitely congested.
Hatton’s replacement would normally be Matthew Fitzpatrick, but reports suggest he’s already telegraphed his intention to pass. Lee Westwood would then be next but he’s already said he would not play. Next on the clock with the fifth round pick for Team England is Tommy Fleetwood.
Louis Oosthuizen is passing up a chance to represent Team South Africa to spend more time witht he family and play the FedExCup season (get that man a Playoff(C) memo).
This presumably opens up a spot for Christian Bezuidenhout to join Garrick Higgo in Tokyo.
Before these latest WD’s on Twitter, G.C. Digital had the scoop on the field yesterday. Impressive, that kid.
Actually, the final rankings already knew these players were pulling out before they took to Twitter. Here is the “final” list.
