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Tom Watson against Olympic golf

Watson against Olympic golf
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Eight-time Major winner Tom Watson admits that he is against the inclusion of golf as an Olympic sport.

Eight-time Major winner Tom Watson has admitted that he is against the inclusion of golf as an Olympic sport.

Golf will return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, having not been played at that level since 1904. However, the 63-year-old has claimed that it is slightly 'pointless'.

"I don't want to pour cold water on it but I don't think it should be in the Olympic Games. I still think of Olympics as track and field and not golf, to be honest with you," Watson told Eurosport.

"We have our most important championships. You have golf in the Olympics. You have diluted the importance, in a sense, of the four Major championships."

Watson is currently preparing for the Australian Open in Sydney.

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