The Tokyo Olympics will be held without Dustin Johnson. The world number 1 announced on Saturday that he will not play the golf tournament in Japan this summer. The American prefers to focus on the North American PGA Tour tournaments.
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“This represents a lot of travel at a time when it is important for me to stay focused on the activities of the PGA Tour”, explained Johnson, admitting that in any case, he would not have participated in the Olympics if they had taken place as planned in 2020, for the same reason.
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“I never really decided if I was going to play or not. I just didn’t register ”
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Last year, Johnson won the FedEx Cup initially scheduled two weeks after the Tokyo meeting, one of the great career goals.
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Postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Games are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, with the golf tournament starting July 29 and concluding on August 1. But the British Open, canceled last year, is scheduled to take place July 15-18 at Royal St. George’s in England, and the WGC St. Jude Invitational, another major tournament, is to be held in Memphis August 5-8. .
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He had missed the Rio Games because of the Zika virus
“In fact, I never really decided if I was going to play or not. I just didn’t register. I think if there was a little more time (between tournaments), especially if you don’t try to fly from Tokyo to Memphis to play a WGC, yes I would have certainly thought about it a lot more ”Johnson said.
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