World number six Bryson DeChambeau will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for Japan.
The world number six tested positive before leaving the United States for Japan."I am deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the Olympics for Team USA," DeChambeau said in a statement.
Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is now the only two-time Olympian in the sport, which was reintroduced to the program in 2016.The first round of golf competition at the Games is set for Thursday at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.
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