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Golf champ to skip Olympics over Zika
The Hill ^ | July 9, 2016 | Nikita Vladimirov

Posted on 07/09/2016 12:43:21 PM PDT by jazusamo

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1 posted on 07/09/2016 12:43:21 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: fhayek

A shame some of the best players in golf won’t be at the Olympics but I don’t blame them a bit.


2 posted on 07/09/2016 12:44:41 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Golf shouldn’t be an Olympic sport anyway.


3 posted on 07/09/2016 12:46:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Seems like most the golfers are making a wiser decision than most the swimmers. Maybe the average golfer good enough to even qualify for the Olympics is also used to making up his own mind about putts, drives, clubs, etc., whereas swimmers are usually responding to the orders of their Coach or set demands of a particular contest. There are exceptions on both sides, of course.


4 posted on 07/09/2016 12:48:34 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: jazusamo

Don’t worry Dustin, Obama’s gonna’ bring Zika to all of us ASAP anyway.


5 posted on 07/09/2016 12:49:06 PM PDT by Bullish (Blame others for your failures? Take credits where none are do? Who made you Pharaoh?)
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Rules...for DJ's fiancee....Paulina Gretzky


6 posted on 07/09/2016 12:51:19 PM PDT by newfreep
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To: dfwgator

I kinda feel that way for all professional sports that are now in the Olympics.


7 posted on 07/09/2016 12:54:55 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: lee martell

Being outside must also be a factor. Golfers would probably spend eight or more hours outside as a minimum. I would refrain from going if was a young man planning to have a family someday.


8 posted on 07/09/2016 12:55:49 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: newfreep

Paulina definitely falls under that rule. :)


9 posted on 07/09/2016 12:56:33 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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10 posted on 07/09/2016 12:57:25 PM PDT by clbiel (Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being decapitated)
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11 posted on 07/09/2016 12:57:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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12 posted on 07/09/2016 1:01:39 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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13 posted on 07/09/2016 1:04:39 PM PDT by newfreep
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To: lee martell

It’s much more than that. They hire their own caddies, pick the tournaments they want to play in, and book their own airplanes and hotel rooms.

As for the Olympics, it is totally unneeded. There are already four golf majors, four world golf events, the Ryder and Presidents cups, etc, etc.

Let the track and field guys, swimmers, and wrestlers get their turn!


14 posted on 07/09/2016 1:05:10 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: jazusamo

I’m confused? Is your girlfriend pregnant? Zika is a danger to pregnant women, not mediocre male golfers.


15 posted on 07/09/2016 1:13:51 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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Pay attention. The Zika virus can live for months in sperm, which is then passed on to the woman and can result in a grossly deformed child. There is no logical reason for male athletes who must compete outdoors to attend this Olympics.


16 posted on 07/09/2016 1:24:05 PM PDT by txrefugee
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Who cares? They’re PROFESSIONALS......the olympics used to be all about amateurs...sadly, no longer.


17 posted on 07/09/2016 1:43:19 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: jazusamo

The hot damn crime is where and how Zika came to be


18 posted on 07/09/2016 1:45:31 PM PDT by advertising guy ( TRUMP , BUT VERIFY)
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Zika is a danger to pregnant women, not mediocre male golfers.

If you are insinuating that Dustin Johnson is a mediocre male golfer, you my FRiend obviously know nothing about golf.

19 posted on 07/09/2016 1:53:59 PM PDT by The Citizen Soldier ("It's always good to be underestimated." ~Donald Trump)
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To: The Citizen Soldier

Zika is a danger to pregnant women, not mediocre male golfers.
If you are insinuating that Dustin Johnson is a mediocre male golfer, you my FRiend obviously know nothing about golf.


D. J. is a mediocre coke head...Failed drug tests on two
separate occasions. Took 6 months off for “personal reasons”, (detox) and should have been banned for life by the PGA.


20 posted on 07/09/2016 2:04:05 PM PDT by AFret.
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