Golfers using Zika as an excuse, says Redgrave

Former Olympic rower Steve Redgrave rows during Britain's Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London , June 3, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - Some male golfers are using the Zika virus as an excuse for missing the Rio Olympics when really the big-money majors matter more to them, Britain's five-times rowing gold medallist Steve Redgrave said on Tuesday.

Redgrave, who won gold at five separate Games, questioned why so many of the men, and so few women, had decided not to play in golf's first Olympic tournament in 112 years.