David Leadbetter roasts Rio no-shows

Leadbetter said: “He has won close to $30m. Last year he qualified for the Open and he didn’t bother to come over for it. What are they playing this game for? Sometimes I question their philosophy.”

On the subject of Zika, Leadbetter said that there was a ‘one in half a million chance that anyone is in danger’.

“The women think that maybe the men are paid so much that they are spoiled and not hungry” – David Leadbetter

“It’s just a convenient excuse,” he went on. “At least Adam Scott was honest and said it didn’t fit in with his schedule.

“The women think that maybe the men are paid so much that they are spoiled and not hungry. It’s a very competitive event for the women. Inbee Park was dying to get in. The Olympics meant more than defending her Open title.”

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Leadbetter also said that, for Ko, with whom he is pictured above, the event would ‘mean a little more than even a major’.

“It’s not just for herself, but for her country,” he said. “She’s gung-ho the fact she has a chance to win a gold medal.

“Gold needs to make this work” – David Leadbetter

“Tennis wasn’t such a big thing when it first came into the Olympics. But look at Andy Murray in London. He will always have that gold medal. Golf needs to make this work.”

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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