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NZ Olympic Official Barry Maister Says Golf Faces Cut If Stars Stay Away From Rio

New Zealand IOC member Barry Maister said that "any sport that cannot deliver its best athletes to the Olympics should not be there," according to Marc Hinton of STUFF. Maister said that "golf does not deserve its place" in the Games "if there is a mass no-show from its leading players at Rio." Already several of the world's top golfers confirmed that "they are not fronting in Rio, with others admitting they're seriously considering withdrawing." So far Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Graeme McDowell "have already confirmed their absence," while world No. 1 Jason Day, No. 2 Jordan Spieth, No. 3 Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Danny Willett, Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry "are among those expressing doubts" about whether they will make the start-line. Maister said that "if golf presented in Rio without a hefty swag of its leading players then there would have to be consequences." Maister: "It tells me they shouldn't be there. The Olympics is about the best and they pledged the best ... quite frankly any sport that cannot deliver its best athletes in my view should not be there. The review process that takes place after each Games should highlight that and they should not be able to continue" (STUFF, 6/25).

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