Rory McIlroy: I wouldn’t let Ireland down by missing Rio Olympics

Rory McIlroy believes he may only have two chances to win an Olympic medal unless there is a change in attitude to the sport’s return to the Games.

Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Vijay Singh have all made themselves unavailable for selection for this summer’s Games in Rio, when golf is included in the programme for the first time since 1904.

Scott had previously said winning an Olympic medal was nothing he had “ever aspired to do” and questioned the 72-hole strokeplay format for what he called “an exhibition event”, while Oosthuizen cited “family and schedule issues” and Singh also expressed concern about the Zika virus.