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Dustin Johnson to skip 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Dustin Johnson is withdrawing himself from consideration for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Johnson's manager David Winkle confirmed the decision, which was first reported by Golfweek.

Johnson, currently the No. 5 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, had previously expressed apprehension about playing the Summer Games earlier this year at the Saudi International.

"Schedule is always a big part of your season. You sit down at the beginning of the year just to kind of see, what events fall where," Johnson said. "Representing the United States in the Olympics is something that I definitely would be proud to do, but is it going to fit in the schedule properly?