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Adam Scott Indifferent On Playing Olympic Golf, Says Sport's Addition "Unwarranted"

Australian golfer Adam Scott is "barely interested in competing at next year's Rio Summer Games," according to Andrew Both of REUTERS. Scott: "I'm not definitely ruling it out but certainly I'm not planning my schedule around playing the Olympics. ... I’m planning my schedule around playing majors the best I can. If I can fit going to the Olympics into that, it might be a bit of fun, then lucky me if I qualify. But if not, I’m not going to miss it, that's for sure, and I'll enjoy watching (the major Olympic sports)." He thinks that the addition of sports such as tennis and golf to the Olympics "are unwarranted." Scott said, "Whether I win an Olympic medal or not is not going to define my career or change whether I’ve fulfilled my career." Both noted Scott is "almost certain to be exempt for what is shaping up to be a two-man Australian Olympic men’s team." He currently is "ranked 11th in the world," and the only countryman "ranked higher is number eight Jason Day" (REUTERS, 5/14).

WILLING TO SPEAK UP: ESPN.com's Jason Sobel noted Scott is the "first big-time player to publicly argue what many have been privately thinking: Golf doesn't need to be included in the Olympics." U.S. golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are among those who have "already voiced support for the idea" of competing in the Olympics. There will be "no such apathy from swimmers or runners or gymnasts come next summer, when they will have an opportunity to reach the pinnacle of their respective sports for the first time in four years." Sobel: "That doesn't mean golf's inclusion is a bad idea; it doesn't mean the game isn't worthy of being among the world's other athletic pursuits. It just means that some of these elite golfers won't buy into the idea" (ESPN.com, 5/14).

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