Golf: Johnson to skip Tokyo Olympics, cites schedule

Former world number one Dustin Johnson says he won't play this year's Tokyo Olympics, citing scheduling reasons. AFP/Rob CarrLOS ANGELES: Former world number one Dustin Johnson has become the first high-ranking golfer to withdraw from this year's Olympic games, with his agent citing a tight schedule for the withdrawal, reports said on Monday .

However Johnson's agent David Winkle told ESPN that his client had opted to skip Tokyo because of the PGA Tour's condensed tournament schedule. Winkle said Johnson was instead targeting the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs, which start 11 days after the Olympic golf tournament wraps up."Dustin gave the Olympics a great deal of thought and we discussed the pros and cons of him participating at length," Winkle said in comments to Golfweek.

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