Dustin Johnson To Skip Olympic Games In Tokyo

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published 2 March 2020

The American is giving the Olympics a miss to focus on winning the FedEx Cup

Dustin Johnson To Skip Olympic Games In Tokyo

“Dustin gave the Olympics a great deal of thought and we discussed the pros and cons of him participating at length,” DJ's manager David Winkle told Golfweek via email.

“At the end of the day, it’s a matter of personal preference and priority. As much as he would be honored to be an Olympian, the FedEx Cup Playoffs are also very important to him.

"Having had a few close calls in the Playoffs, he really wants to win them before his time is done and feels that he wouldn’t be giving himself the best opportunity to do so if he added a lengthy international trip just prior to their beginning (and shortly after returning from two weeks in Europe).”

Woods has already stated his intentions to play for Team USA but has work to do to qualify as the seventh-highest American in the Official World Golf Ranking, albeit he is essentially bumped up to six in terms of Olympic qualification due to DJ's withdrawal.

After DJ's withdrawal, don't be surprised if Koepka does the same.

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