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LPGA golfer thinks something besides Zika is keeping male golfers from Rio

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Nearly two dozen male golfers have removed themselves from consideration for the Rio Olympics. You can view this still-growing list here. That is a lot, and it looks even worse because the top four in the current Official World Golf Rankings are all included. Many players have cited Zika or other health concerns as the reasons they will not be competing, but one LPGA player does not think that adds up.

"Those guys play for so much money, and I think you kind of get lost in that at times," Stacy Lewis told Golf Channel last week at the Women's U.