Dawn Fraser, a former Olympic swimmer who brought home eight medals for Australia, aired her grievances via Facebook.
"Very sorry to hear that Adam Scott cannot fit it into his schedule to play for Australia at the Olympics," she wrote. "Well done Adam great to put your country on hold so that you can fulfill your own schedule. How much money do you want in life? Not showing much for your country."
Fraser is quite popular in Australia for her opinions, but she wasn't alone criticizing Scott's decision. Track and field star Dave Culbert, who competed in the 1992 Olympics, told the Brisbane Times that missing the games would ultimately be Scott's loss.
"To be an Olympian is something special and it's forever,I don't think you truly appreciate it until a long time after it's happened."
Long-distance runner Steve Moneghetti offered a more measured take, saying that skipping the Games was "his prerogative."
"When he was growing up, he probably dreamed of winning the Masters, not of going to the Olympics like I did," Moneghetti said.
Although Scott Claims it's Because of a hectic summer schedule for his choice to opt out. In his own words, he said that when he informed Australian coach Ian Baker Finch, he was "understanding", Inotherwords, he wasn't too beat up by the news.
"Very sorry to hear that Adam Scott cannot fit it into his schedule to play for Australia at the Olympics," she wrote. "Well done Adam great to put your country on hold so that you can fulfill your own schedule. How much money do you want in life? Not showing much for your country."
Fraser is quite popular in Australia for her opinions, but she wasn't alone criticizing Scott's decision. Track and field star Dave Culbert, who competed in the 1992 Olympics, told the Brisbane Times that missing the games would ultimately be Scott's loss.
"To be an Olympian is something special and it's forever,I don't think you truly appreciate it until a long time after it's happened."
Long-distance runner Steve Moneghetti offered a more measured take, saying that skipping the Games was "his prerogative."
"When he was growing up, he probably dreamed of winning the Masters, not of going to the Olympics like I did," Moneghetti said.
Although Scott Claims it's Because of a hectic summer schedule for his choice to opt out. In his own words, he said that when he informed Australian coach Ian Baker Finch, he was "understanding", Inotherwords, he wasn't too beat up by the news.
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