ROYAL TROON, Scotland — One concern after another started piling up a few months back, each providing a nail in the coffin that is men’s golf in the Rio Summer Olympics.
Zika virus. Political unrest in Brazil. Security concerns in Rio.
There’s also a crammed schedule that includes two major championships, a World Golf Championship event, the RBC Canadian Open and the Olympics in nine weeks. And one week after the Rio tournament, the FedExCup begins and players start chasing the $10 million grand prize.
The format is 72 holes of individual play instead of team play.