Jordan Spieth Comments on Possibly Playing in 2016 Rio Olympics

Jordan Spieth is honored at the thought of representing his country in the 2016 Olympic Games, but he has yet to commit to playing in Rio de Janeiro this summer.   

As he prepares to defend his U.S. Open championship starting Thursday, Spieth told Yahoo Sports' Jay Hart on Monday that he's uncertain which tournament he'll be playing in after concluding his stint at Oakmont Country Club.

"You're putting words into my mouth, sir," Spieth told Hart, "but right now I am very—I said pending scheduling changes earlier. I'm not sure where I'll play next, even after this week. I mean, you just never know."

Spieth did not mention the Zika virus as a reason why he hasn't committed to the Olympics, according to Hart, who noted "Australia's Adam Scott (world No. 8), South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen (No. 14) and [Fiji's] Vijay Singh" have decided not to compete. Hart added that Scott and Oosthuizen are not going because of "scheduling and family conflicts."

But Spieth has gotten assurance from the PGA Tour that the experience should go smoothly.

"Right now, I'm pretty confident with what we've heard from not only the PGA Tour, but our personal outreach, and I think being an Olympian is just an absolute tremendous honor," Spieth told Hart. "Do I think being an Olympian outweighs any significant health threat? No. If I thought that the threat was significant, I certainly would not go."   

Right now, the top goal for Spieth is to get back to the form in which he dominated last year. He comes into the Open after tying for 57th place at the Memorial Tournament and has only finished in the top 10 six times. 

Compared to last year's amazing run, this is a down year for Spieth. He needs to be at his best for the United States to win at the Olympics, but he needs to get back to top form on the PGA Tour before he can think about global competition.