The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational kicks off this week, not that you would know it from the pre-tournament buzz that centers on who is playing in the Olympics. Rest assured, this mass exodus is not what Olympic organizers or golf executives had in mind when the sport was voted back into the Olympics several years ago. Jordan Spieth, the all-American poster boy with corporate ties to a noted Olympic sponsor, approached the microphone Tuesday and offered a very firm “maybe” regarding his Rio prospects.
