The American dream team normally applies to men’s basketball. However, when it comes to many summer sports, the American dream team concept can be applied to other sports as well. As we are only one month away from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, there is no doubt the American men’s golf team will have significant star power and be expected to bring home a medal.
According to Steve DiMeglio of USA Today on Tuesday, the four Americans selected for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are Justin Thomas, Xander Scauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Bryson DeChambeau. Dustin Johnson, the world number two, withdrew earlier this year. Among the four are three major champions as Thomas won the 2017 PGA Championship, Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship, and DeChambeau won the 2020 United States Open.
Johnson meanwhile is not the only big game golfer to withdraw from participating at the Olympic Games. Others include Adam Scott of Australia, Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, Sergio Garcia of Spain, Martin Kaymer of Germany, as well as Tyrrell Hatton and Matthew Fitzpatrick of Great Britain according to Joel Beall of Golf Digest.
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Americans were represented by Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, and Rickie Fowler. Kuchar came away with a bronze medal behind gold medalist Justin Rose of Great Britain, and silver medalist Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
The fact that none of the four golfers from five years ago were selected to the American Olympic men’s golf team in 2021, just shows how much depth there is in the United States. Reed, Patrick Cantlay, and Brooks Koepka are also ranked in the top 10 in the world, but did not qualify as they were not among the top four ranked Americans.
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