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McIlroy decidedly lukewarm on golf's Olympic return (Reuters)

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Golf - British Open - Practice Round - Royal Troon, Scotland, Britain - 12/07/2016. Rory McIlroy of Northern …

TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy may not watch the golf event on television when it returns to the Olympics next month and hinted on Tuesday it was not one of the sports that would matter in Rio de Janiero.

Unlike world number three Jordan Spieth, who said earlier in the day that he agonized over his decision to withdraw from the Olympics, McIlroy said he was fully comfortable with his choice to opt out of golf's Games comeback after a 112-year absence.