TROON, Scotland – Calling it the toughest decision he’s ever had to make in his young life, Jordan Spieth cited health concerns on Tuesday as the reason for pulling out of the Rio Summer Games.
“This was harder than trying to decide what university to go to. Whether to turn professional and leave school. This was something I very much struggled with,” Spieth said at Royal Troon, home to the 145th British Open that begins Thursday. “I bounced back and forth with it, and ultimately a decision had to be made yesterday, and so I made it.”
Spieth was playing Royal Troon on Monday when the International Golf Federation announced he was not playing.