Golfer Grace pulls out of Olympics due to Zika


  • Golf
  • Saturday, 25 Jun 2016

Jun 19, 2016; Oakmont, PA, USA; Branden Grace after putting on the 2nd green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - South African Branden Grace joined a growing list of leading golfers withdrawing from the Rio Olympics on Friday due to concerns about the Zika virus.

The world number 11, who is South Africa's top ranked golfer, joins compatriots Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel in pulling out of the August Games, which will see the sport return for the first time in 112 years.

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