With Jordan Spieth headlining another batch of last-minute Olympic withdrawals, International Golf Federation president Peter Dawson termed player response to the Zika virus an "overreaction."
When Dawson announced the 60-man field during a Monday press conference at Royal Troon, he also noted the withdrawals of Spieth, Victor Dubuisson and K.T. Kim. They will be replaced by Matt Kuchar, Julien Quesne and Jeunghun Wang, respectively.
Their decisions raise the total of male golfers who are skipping the Olympics to 19, including each of the top four players in the world, with most citing health concerns tied to the Zika virus.