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Willett joins McIlroy in monitoring Zika outbreak

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As it turns out, Rory McIlroy isn't the only high-profile European concerned about the recent Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.

One day after McIlroy told reporters that he was "monitoring" the Zika situation in Rio de Janeiro as the Olympics approach, Masters champ Danny Willett echoed McIlroy's comments during a press conference at the BMW PGA Championship.

"We are monitoring it. We've had an e-mail from the WHO (World Health Organization) and we are keeping on top of it," Willett said. "It's not great, is it? There's going to be 500,000 people watching the Olympics, and you have 11,000 athletes right in the heart of where it's at.