What to know about golf at the Paris Olympics 2024
Golf is back at the Olympics 2024, with the U.S. teams headlined by Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda. Here’s a look at the players, Paris schedule and more.
Golf is back at the Olympics for the third time since it was reintroduced to the Games at Rio 2016, and a number of the sport’s biggest stars will be competing. Here’s what you need to know about the golf competition at the Paris Olympics.
When are the tournaments taking place?
The men’s tournament begins at 3 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, Aug. 1, and continues with rounds over the next three days, starting at the same time each day. The women’s tournament begins at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and follows the same format and schedule.
How can I watch the tournaments?
Golf Channel will televise both the men’s and women’s Olympic golf tournaments starting at 3 a.m. Eastern each day. Peacock, the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com will stream the tournaments.
Where is it taking place?
Both Olympic golf tournaments will take place at Le Golf National, about 20 miles southwest of Paris. The course hosts a regular stop on the European men’s tour and was site of the 2018 Ryder Cup.
What is the format?
The Olympic golf tournament consists of four rounds of stroke play, with the three lowest individual scores earning medals. Sixty players compete in each tournament, and there is no cut.
How was the field chosen?
Qualification was based on International Golf Federation world rankings as of June 17 for the men and June 24 for the women. The top 15 players in each set of rankings qualified, though each country was limited to four golfers via this form of qualification. The rest of the spots went to the highest-ranked players from countries that did not already have two golfers in the top 15, with a limit of two per country.
Who are the biggest names in the tournament?
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Xander Schauffele (the defending gold medalist), No. 5 Wyndham Clark and No. 6 Collin Morikawa will represent the United States in the men’s golf competition. LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion who has performed well at the major championships this year, just missed qualifying via ranking points.— Other top men’s players include world No. 3 Rory McIlroy and No. 33 Shane Lowry (Ireland); No. 4 Ludvig Aberg and No. 55 Alex Noren (Sweden); No. 7 Viktor Hovland (Norway); No. 10 Jon Rahm (Spain); No. 14 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan); No. 12 Tommy Fleetwood and No. 21 Matt Fitzpatrick (Britain); and No. 30 Jason Day and No. 31 Min Woo Lee (Australia). — In women’s golf, world No. 1 Nelly Korda, No. 2 Lilia Vu and No. 9 Rose Zhang will represent the United States. Korda, the defending Olympic gold medalist, has been dominant this season, winning six times on the LPGA Tour, including the Chevron Championship, a major in women’s golf.
— Other prominent players include world No. 3 Jin Young Ko, Women’s PGA Championship winner Amy Yang and No. 13 Hyo Joo Kim (South Korea); No. 6 Hannah Green and No. 12 Minjee Lee (Australia); No. 5 Ruoning Yin (China); No. 7 Celine Boutier (France); No. 11 Charley Hull (Britain); and No. 10 Yuka Saso (this year’s U.S. Women’s Open winner from Japan).
Who are the defending Olympic golf medalists?
Men
Gold: Xander Schauffele, United States
Silver: Rory Sabbatini, Slovakia
Bronze: C.T. Pan, Taiwan
Women
Gold: Nelly Korda, United States
Silver: Mone Inami, Japan
Bronze: Lydia Ko, New Zealand
Source: WashingtonPost
