“Probably the events like track and field, swimming, diving – the stuff that matters”, McIlroy told reporters.
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World number four McIlroy had earlier hit back at critics who questioned his Olympic decision, saying that he was playing golf to win and not grow the sport.
Redgrave, who won gold at five separate Games, questioned on Tuesday (NZT Wednesday) why so numerous men, and so few women, had decided not to play in golf’s first Olympic tournament in 112 years.
Facing the media for the first time since it was revealed he would skip the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Dallas native Jordan Spieth shared how he agonized while making up his mind. “Because I’m a huge believer in Olympic golf”, Spieth said Tuesday during a news conference that touched only briefly on his bid for the third leg of the career Grand Slam at the British Open. IOC President Thomas Bach says worldwide Olympic officials will try to find “the right balance between collective responsibility and individual justice” in dealing with Russian doping ahead of the games in Rio de Janeiro. “I didn’t get into golf to try to grow the game, I tried to get into golf to win championships”.
“But I said “I’m going to try to make you jealous and go down there and get gold”.
“Initially, when he choose not to do that (play in the Olympics) he cited the Zika virus, but in effect today, he said I’m not going, I’m not playing, I’m not watching because it doesn’t matter”, Chamblee said.
It all begins tomorrow when Colin Montgomerie will strike the opening shot of the championship at the ungodly hour of 6.35am. the five-time Major runner-up said: “I’ve arranged for bacon sandwiches to be available for me on the first three holes!”
These very different comments from two of golf’s biggest stars on Tuesday represent the sport’s mixed emotions about returning to the Games after more than a century away.
“But, again, I don’t really know of any drug that can give you an advantage all the way across the board in our sport”. “Is there going to be any tradition?.it’s yet to be seen”, said the 2007 U.S. Masters champion. “I bounced back and forth with it and ultimately a decision had to be made yesterday”. I’ll be texting with Rickie (Fowler), obviously, throughout. I get where different people come from and different people have different opinions. “There are drugs that can make you stronger and make you concentrate more, but none that can make you a better all-round golfer, as far as I am aware”.
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Instead, the International Olympic Committee, in all it’s arrogance, figured no athlete would turn down the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.
