Grace adds name to list of Olympic withdrawls

IMG, which represents Grace, confirmed to Golf Channel on Friday that Grace will not represent South Africa in Rio de Janeiro in August.

Grace, the 11th-ranked player in the world, joins fellow South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, who have also opted not to compete. As a result, South Africa's two Olympic bids fall to world No. 59 Jaco Van Zyl and No. 101 Brandon Stone.

Grace's announcement comes just two days after world No. 4 Rory McIlroy withdrew from Olympic consideration, citing concerns about the Zika virus.

Grace is just the latest player to add his name to a growing list of withdrawls that includes McIlroy (Ireland), Oosthuizen, Schwartzel, Adam Scott (Australia), Marc…