FORT WORTH, Texas – Over the last few weeks, golf has begun to develop its own four-letter word, one that has started to ripple its way through the sport with increasing speed.
Zika.
The Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro in exactly 72 days, a fact that has brought increased scrutiny to the Zika virus outbreak currently affecting Brazil among other parts of the Americas. Its impact and scope continue to develop, even according to the World Health Organization, and it will likely cause nearly every Olympian to take at least some sort of precautionary measure.