Dawn Fraser tears Adam Scott a new one

THE Dawn Fraser wrecking ball continues to destroy everything in its path. The legendary Olympic champion has now lashed out at Adam Scott.

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THE Dawn Fraser wrecking ball continues to destroy everything in its path.

The legendary Olympic champion has taken aim at Adam Scott for withdrawing from the Rio Games, accusing her fellow Aussie hero of being money hungry and putting himself before his country.

“Very sorry to hear that Adam Scott cannot fit it into his schedule to play for Australia at the Olympics,” Fraser began in a scathing Facebook post.

“Well done, Adam. Great to put your country on hold so that you can fulfil your own schedule.

“How much money do you want in life? Not showing much for your country

“I guess working three jobs a week to secure my place as a Olympic swimmer has given me the strength to say what I feel about sporstmen and women that do this.

“Well done, Adam, may you enjoy your sport and the money you earn give you great pleasure.

Scott drew criticism and reignited debate over golf’s inclusion in the Olympics after announcing he would skip Rio because of his busy schedule.

Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and two-time major winner Johnny Miller both expressed disappointment at Scott’s move as golf returns to the Games after a 112-year absence.

“Playing for your country is a lot bigger than playing for yourself,” Miller said.

The 35-year-old Scott, currently world number seven, made his announcement on Wednesday. “My decision has been taken as a result of an extremely busy playing schedule around the time of the Olympics and other commitments, both personal and professional,” he said in a statement.

But Miller blasted back: “I would say I don’t care how tired you are, and I wouldn’t even care where you place in the tournament, but you need to be there to represent your country.” Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 majors and regarded as the greatest golfer in history, told reporters at a charity golf event in Ohio: “I think that’s sad. I think it’s sad for the Olympics and for the game of golf.

“I don’t know Adam’s circumstances, so I couldn’t comment on what he’s dealing with. Obviously, he felt like he couldn’t play, and if he felt that way, I understand. But it’s unfortunate.”

If Adam Scott doesn’t care about Australia, why did he yell, “Come on, Aussie” during his famous Masters win?

Australian golf great Jack Newton jumped to Scott’s defence and told critics to lay off the 2013 US Masters champion.

“It’s a personal decision,” Newton said.

“He’s not letting the country down. He’s not letting the Olympics down.”

Some US golf pundits applauded Scott’s move, saying it illustrated why the sport should not have returned to the Olympic fold.

The US PGA Championship has been moved forward and becomes July’s second major, two weeks after the British Open, in a packed 2016 golf calendar.

“Scott is not the only marquee name who doesn’t embrace the Olympic golf tournament being squeezed into a such a small window in July and August,” wrote Jim McCabe on golfweek.com.

“Don’t be surprised if you hear from another one or two.”

Another comment piece on the USA TODAY website was headlined: “Adam Scott just showed why golf shouldn’t be an Olympic sport.”

“An Olympic gold medal should be the highest honour there is to win in the chosen sport. Anything less devalues the entire competition. That’s not the case in golf,” the column read.

Scott has long been lukewarm on attending the Games, maintaining that the four major tournaments remain the pinnacle of the sport.

“I’ll still base my schedule around the majors and if the Olympics fits in, then it does,” he said at the Australian Open last November.

Last week, another former major champion, Fiji’s Vijay Singh, also announced he would skip the Olympics, citing concerns over the Zika virus.

Fraser’s rant comes less than a year after she took aim at rising Australian tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic in comments that created a racial storm.

Fraser later apologised for the comments, slammed by Kyrgios as “blatantly racist”, in which she said the Aussie duo should “go back to where their parents came from”.