Players pulling out of Olympics

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It's meaningless to golf so it is a good chance for the top players to put their feet up mid season and have a break. I think the ones going will be middle ranking players, not the top boys.
 
Rory's said he's going to play for Ireland so he's going. Be surprised if a lot of the top guys pull out. The chance to win an Olympic Medal should be a good incentive to show up.
 
Can see a few pulling out, the four majors will always mean more to the players than the Olympics.

Will the players have to wear/use nationally branded kit? (clubs will obviously be their normal clubs) if so I doubt the sponsors will be pushing players to take part.
 
Scott has made his feelings about the olympics well known long before this and he never had any intention of playing. I think there will be some top names there although I remain unconvinced it should be in the games at all, certainly at professional level
 
Can see a few pulling out, the four majors will always mean more to the players than the Olympics.

Will the players have to wear/use nationally branded kit? (clubs will obviously be their normal clubs) if so I doubt the sponsors will be pushing players to take part.

I believe that is the case for tennis and, therefore, I would imagine it will be so for golf as I understand that all national outfits have to be IOC approved.
 
I don't get the whole argument re. professionals shouldn't take part. Usain Bolt is not an amateur training 2 nights a week after work in a local factory, he is every bit as much a professional sportsman as top golfers and gets paid just as handsomely.

And for whether it should be in or not, jumping into the pool at the same time as your pal, sitting on a horse and following a wee guy on a scooter round an indoor cycling track are all Olympic sports so I see no reason that Golf should be excluded.
 
For me the Olympics should always be the pinnacle of a sport

Athletics is
Same with Swimming etc

But sports like Golf and Tennis and Football - it's not the pinnacle of that sport

It's not about being professional or not
 
Agree that a few will pull out, but not a significant amount (I hope) and I would argue it is still going to be well worth watching!

I am looking forward to it, but I love watching Golf.

Day and Scott, what a pairing that would have been!:o
 
Agree that a few will pull out, but not a significant amount (I hope) and I would argue it is still going to be well worth watching!

I am looking forward to it, but I love watching Golf.

Day and Scott, what a pairing that would have been!:o

For me the Olympic event isn't dissimilar to the golf World Cup event which rarely has the top two of the stronger nations playing but isn't necessarily diminished as an event because of this
 
For me the Olympic event isn't dissimilar to the golf World Cup event which rarely has the top two of the stronger nations playing but isn't necessarily diminished as an event because of this

I'd be happy if that were to be the case, after all, we all want it to be successful!

If Day was to be there, you could argue that's still a strong team whoever they put with him. As for Britain and USA, we're bound to have a strong team, and will easily find enough willing guys who'd love to play! Potential British medal, but of course hard to say before the teams have been announced!
 
I don't think its a case of 'pulling out already'

If a player is going to rule themselves out then of course it should be done as early as possible, so that others that might then be in contention can plan accordingly, the early timing is common courtesy not a derogatory move

Maybe they pull out becasue they don't fancy the trip, the health risk, don't rate the tournament or because it just doesn't fit in their plans, that's fine too

Someone will take the place and I'll be watching as much coverage as I can
 
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