Japan star Hideki Matsuyama reportedly robbed after Paris Olympics
The former Masters champion told Golf Digest Japan that he had his wallet stolen and the passports and visas of his caddie Shota Hayato and coach Mikihito Kuromiya were also taken.
World number 12 Matsuyama told the website that Hayato and Kuromiya have returned to Japan and are working to get their documents reissued.
The earliest they will be able to travel to the United States will be for the August 29th-September 1st season-ending Tour Championship.
"There's a chance they'll make it, but we have to go into it thinking it's close to zero," Matsuyama told Golf Digest.
Representatives for Matsuyama and the PGA Tour did not immediately respond to Reuters when asked to confirm reports of the robbery.
Matsuyama secured Japan's first Olympic medal in men's golf in Paris.
Videos online showed Matsuyama warming up at TPC Southwind in Memphis, where he is scheduled to play the opening two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
The top 50 finishers move on to the August 22nd-25th BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colorado, from where the top 30 go on to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.