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Villegas, prioritizing tour, withdraws from Games
- Updated: July 18, 2016
9:28 AM ET
TROON, Scotland — Camilo Villegas of Colombia pulled out of the Olympics on Monday because he is trying to keep his job on the PGA Tour.
Villegas had indicated for the past two weeks that he wanted to be in Rio for golf’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904. While he considered the risk of the Zika virus — Villegas and his wife are trying to start a family — he said his main concern was work.
Having pulled out of the Barbasol Championship last week with a thumb injury, Villegas is No. 146 in the FedEx Cup standings. Only the top 125 advance to the playoffs and keep full cards for the following season, and Villegas has only four tournaments left. He is playing the RBC Canadian Open …
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