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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Jason Day still regrets missing the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Day was the No. 1 player in the world back then and cited concerns over the Zika virus for skipping. Now he says he should have sucked it up and gone. He didn't qualify for the Tokyo Games. But the Australian made it to the Paris Olympics. Day says that in 2016 he also was dealing with burnout from the effects of winning so much and having so many obligations. Meanwhile, Victor Perez has been tapped to hit the opening tee shot at Le Golf National.
