Fleetwood spoke to Rose, who won gold at Rio 2016 GamesPaul Casey, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Mel Reid also in Team GBHad those
British golfers who opted to avoid Olympic participation spent time in the company of Justin Rose, it seems their attitude towards Tokyo may have been entirely different. Mel Reid, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey were confirmed on Tuesday as Team GB’s
golf quartet but attention surrounds those who turned down the opportunity. Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood, Georgia Hall and Charley Hull made plain – albeit for varying reasons – they would skip the Games.
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