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Dustin Johnson Says He Plans to Skip Tokyo Olympics, Will Focus on PGA Tour

The No. 1 golfer in the world will not participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.

Dustin Johnson told reporters in Florida he plans to skip the event in order to concentrate on the PGA Tour, leaving the United States without one of the biggest names in the sport for the rescheduled Olympics.

"It's right in the middle of a big stretch of golf for me, so that was the reason I was kind of waffling on it a little bit,'' Johnson said Saturday. "It's a long way to travel, and I think the [World Golf Championship event] is the week right after it.