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Australian Scott confirmed in April he would not play at Tokyo
and said in the leadup to the British Open he had no second
thoughts about his decision.
"It's questionable whether it should go ahead, an event of that
scale," the former Masters champion told reporters.
"Japan's situation is not good at the moment. Certain parts of
the world don't understand the fear the Japanese are
experiencing ... They're not as advanced as some other
vaccination areas."
Tokyo entered its fourth state of emergency on Monday amid a
rebound in COVID-19 cases that pushed Games organisers to ban
spectators from nearly all venues last week.
Japan's vaccination rollout has faced supply glitches after a
slow start and less than a third of the population has received
at least one shot of a vaccine.
"You have to question whether it's a responsible decision to go
ahead," Scott said. "That's not why I'm not going, anyway. I've
been home seven weeks this year and it's hard to justify another
week away."
A number of top golfers have confirmed they are skipping the
Games, including world number one Dustin Johnson and major
winners Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer and Louis Oosthuizen.
The Tokyo Games start July 23, with the men's golf competition
starting July 29 at Kasumigaseki Country Club. The women's event
starts Aug. 4.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
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