Miles Bennett
The men's golf tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will take place at Le Golf National from the 1st to the 4th of August. The tournament will feature 60 golfers from 33 nations, with each country able to qualify from one to four golfers based on the World Rankings of the 17th of June 2024. The competition will consist of 72 holes (no cut) of individual stroke play, with four rounds scheduled over four consecutive days. The United States boasts the most accomplished group of golfers, with all seven members of the men's and women's fields ranked among the top 10 in the world for their gender.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Date | 1-4 August 2024 |
| Location | Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France |
| No. of Players | 60 |
| No. of Countries | 33 |
| No. of Rounds | 4 |
| Format | 72-hole individual stroke play |
| Halfway Cut | No |
| Host Country | France |
| Defending Champion | Xander Schauffele (USA) |
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What You'll Learn
The 2024 Olympic Golf competition schedule
The 2024 Olympic Golf competition will take place at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, Paris, from 1 to 10 August. The venue has previously hosted the Ryder Cup and the World Amateur Team Championships.
Sixty golfers from 33 nations will compete in the men's event, which will take place from 1 to 4 August. Each country could qualify from one to four golfers based on the World Rankings of 17 June 2024. The top 60 golfers were selected, subject to limits per nation and guarantees for the host and continental representation. A nation could have three or four golfers if they are all in the top 15 of the rankings; otherwise, each nation was limited to two golfers.
The men's event will be held over four days (Thursday through Sunday), with each golfer playing one round (18 holes) per day, for a total of 72 holes. Unlike most tour events, there will be no cut to the field after the second day, with all 60 players playing all four rounds.
The women's event will take place from 7 to 10 August, with a similar format to the men's event.
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The format of the tournament
The men's Olympic golf tournament in Paris 2024 will take place at Le Golf National from 1 to 4 August. Le Golf National, in Guyancourt, is located just outside Paris in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Versailles. The course stretches to 6,649 from the black tees and plays as a par 72.
The Olympic Golf Rankings (OGR) are calculated every Monday following the completion of the previous week's tournaments from around the world and are updated on the IGF website every Tuesday. Points are awarded to athletes based on their final positions in each event, with performances in events with stronger fields earning more points. Ranking points for each player accumulate over a two-year "rolling" period. The top 15 world-ranked players are eligible for the Olympics, with a limit of four players from a given country. Following that, players are eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top 15. Each of the five continents of the Olympic Movement is guaranteed at least one athlete in the men's event.
In the event of a tie for any medal position, a sudden-death playoff will ensue.
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Participating countries and players
The men's golf tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 60 of the world's top golfers, with four American stars and one French native among them. The qualification period for men concluded with the publication of the final men's Olympic golf ranking by the IGF on 18 June 2024, with 60 qualifiers representing 32 countries.
The United States will be represented by reigning gold medalist and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele, two-time Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, and 2023 U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark. The U.S. boasts the world's top two golfers in Scheffler (No. 1) and Schauffele (No. 2). Clark is ranked No. 5, while Morikawa is No. 6.
France, as the host country, will be represented by Victor Perez, who hit the opening tee shot, and Matthieu Pavon. Matthieu Pavon, born in Toulouse, is the son of footballer Michel Pavon and former junior French national team player and golf instructor Béatrice Deler. He grew up in a decidedly athletic family environment and chose to focus on golf during his teenage years. Perez and Pavon were confirmed by the CCSO (Olympic Selection Advisory Commission) of the CNOSF on 21 June 2024.
Other notable players competing in the tournament include Rory McIlroy of Ireland, ranked No. 3, Ludvig Åberg of Sweden, ranked No. 4, Viktor Hovland of Norway, ranked No. 7, and Jon Rahm of Spain, ranked No. 10. Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who shot an 8-under-par round of 63 to lead by two strokes over defending champion Xander Schauffele, is also a strong contender.
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How to watch the men's golf tournament
The men's golf tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics begins on Thursday, 1 August, and ends on Sunday, 4 August. The tournament will be hosted at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France, which is located approximately 26 km outside Paris near Versailles.
To watch the men's golf tournament, you can tune in to the Golf Channel, which will air all of the live TV coverage. Peacock will also offer live simulcasts of the Golf Channel's coverage, as well as exclusive streaming coverage. Additionally, the NBC Sports App will showcase live action from all four rounds, and "Golf Central" will provide live coverage following the conclusion of play each day. The action will also be available to stream on NBCOlympics.com.
The tee times for Round 1 and Round 2 are scheduled from 3 a.m. to 6:39 a.m. ET. The full schedule of groups and their starting tee times will be confirmed by organisers a few days before the tournament.
Some of the notable golfers competing in the men's tournament include Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Wyndham Clark from Team USA. Other international stars include Rory McIlroy (Ireland), Jon Rahm (Europe), and Ludvig Åberg (Sweden).
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Results and medal winners
The men's golf tournament at the Olympic Games has not always been a constant feature. It made its debut in 1900 in Paris, but after the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, it was dropped from the programme for 112 years. It finally made a comeback in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and since then, it has been featured in the Olympic Games.
2024 Paris Olympics
The men's golf tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held from 1-4 August at Le Golf National, located just outside Paris in Guyancourt, France. The results are not yet available as the tournament is yet to be held.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, saw the men's golf tournament take place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. The medal winners were:
- Gold: Xander Schauffele (USA)
- Silver: Not mentioned in the sources
- Bronze: CT Pan (Chinese Taipei) and Rory Sabbatini (tied)
2016 Rio Olympics
The men's golf tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics was held at the Olympic Golf Course. The medal winners were:
- Gold: Justin Rose (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Silver: Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
- Bronze: Not mentioned in the sources
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Frequently asked questions
The men's Olympic golf tournament will begin on 1 August 2024.
The men's Olympic golf tournament will end on 4 August 2024.
The men's Olympic golf tournament will be held at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.
60 golfers from 33 nations will compete in the men's Olympic golf tournament.
