KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Lee Westwood has withdrawn his name from consideration for this year’s Olympic Games.
Like world No. 1 Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott, who also withdrew from this year’s Summer Games in Tokyo, Westwood confirmed his decision Tuesday at the PGA Championship while citing a hectic schedule and the crush of high-profile events around the Olympics in August.
“I have a few family commitments, and I already proved a few weeks ago that playing seven in eight weeks is not good for me,” Westwood said. “There's already a lot of tournaments crammed in around there, Scottish Open, Open Championship.