WORLD No 1 Jon Rahm has revealed his anguish at having to miss the Olympics.
Rahm became the second golfing superstar to drop out after failing a coronavirus test.
He joined fellow US Open winner Bryson Dechambeau as a late withdrawal – less than two months after a positive test forced the Spaniard to miss the final round of the Memorial tournament, when he held a six-shot lead.
Rahm gained handsome consolation a couple of weeks later as he succeeded DeChambeau as US Open champion.
And he confirmed he was now fully vaccinated when he took part in the Open at Royal St George’s.
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But in an emotional Twitter post, he said his second positive test showed it was impossible to take anything for granted while the Covid pandemic continues.
Rahm commented: “I would have loved to have been the first Spanish Olympic gold medallist in golf, but unfortunately destiny had other plans.
“This is a great reminder for us all that we are still in a pandemic, things are not over, and we still need to fight together to get through this the best we can.”
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Spain decided against replacing Rahm, and will be represented only by Adri Arnaus.
But DeChambeau’s positive test came early enough for the USA to replace him with former Masters champion Patrick Reed.
Reed will join newly-crowned Open champion Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele in a powerful USA line-up when the men’s competition gets underway on Thursday.
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