Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

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Men's golf
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Le Golf National (Albatros Course)
Dates1–4 August 2024
Competitors60 from 32 nations
Winning score265 (−19)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Scottie Scheffler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Tommy Fleetwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Hideki Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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The men's individual golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 1 to 4 August 2024 at Le Golf National. 60 golfers from 33 nations were competing.

Qualification

Each country could qualify from one to four golfers based on the World Rankings of 17 June 2024. The top 60 golfers, subject to limits per nation and guarantees for the host and continental representation, were selected. 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. One spot was guaranteed for the host nation France and five spots were guaranteed to ensure that each Olympic continent has at least one representative.

Competition format and schedule

As with most major stroke play tournaments, the event was held over four days (Thursday through Sunday) with each golfer playing one round (18 holes) per day. However, unlike most tour events, there is no cut to the field after day two, with all players playing all four rounds. [1]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 1 August 20249:00First round
Friday, 2 August 20249:00Second round
Saturday, 3 August 20249:00Third round
Sunday, 4 August 20249:00Final round

Results

First round

Thursday, 1 August 2024

Victor Perez, from the host country, hit the opening tee shot. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), who lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, shot an 8-under-par round of 63 to lead by two strokes over defending champion Xander Schauffele (United States). Overnight rain had softened the course, resulting in lower-than-expected scores. Play was delayed twice during the round due to nearby lightning. [2]

RankPlayerNationScoreTo par
1 Hideki Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63−8
2 Xander Schauffele Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65−6
T3 Emiliano Grillo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 66−5
Tom Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Joaquín Niemann Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
T6 Tommy Fleetwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 67−4
Ryan Fox Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Alex Norén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jon Rahm Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scottie Scheffler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sepp Straka Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Sami Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Erik van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Second round

Friday, 2 August 2024

Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain), Xander Schauffele (United States) the defending gold medalist, and first round leader Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) were tied for first place after the second round, sitting two strokes ahead of Jon Rahm (Spain). World Number one Scottie Scheffler (United States) was five strokes back. [3]

RankPlayerNationScoreTo par
T1 Tommy Fleetwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 67-64=131−11
Hideki Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63-68=131
Xander Schauffele Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65-66=131
4 Jon Rahm Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 67-66=133−9
T5 Thomas Detry Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 71-63=134−8
Tom Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 66-68=134
Pan Cheng-tsung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 69-65=134
T8 Stephan Jäger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 71-64=135−7
Guido Migliozzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 68-67=135
T10 Joaquín Niemann Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 66-70=136−6
Scottie Scheffler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67-69=136
Erik van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 67-69=136

Third round

Saturday, 3 August 2024

Jon Rahm (Spain) moved into a tie for first place with Xander Schauffele (United States) with a 5-under-par 66. Second round co-leader Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain) dropped to third place, one stroke behind. The other second round co-leader, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), was two strokes off the lead and tied with Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark) who tied the course record with a 9-under-par 62. World number one Scottie Scheffler (United States) was four strokes behind the leaders. [4]

RankPlayerNationScoreTo par
T1 Jon Rahm Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 67-66-66=199−14
Xander Schauffele Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65-66-68=199
3 Tommy Fleetwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 67-64-69=200−13
T4 Nicolai Højgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 70-70-62=202−11
Hideki Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63-68-71=202
T6 Thomas Detry Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 71-63-69=203−10
Tom Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 66-68-69=203
Rory McIlroy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 68-69-66=203
Scottie Scheffler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67-69-67=203
T10 Ludvig Åberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68-70-66=204−9
Jason Day Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 69-68-67=204
Joaquín Niemann Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 66-70-68=204

Final round

Sunday, 4 August 2024

American Scottie Scheffler tied the course record by shooting 62 (−9) to win the gold medal by one stroke. The world number one golfer started the day four strokes behind the leaders but birdied five of the last seven holes. Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain won the silver medal and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan was one stroke behind for the bronze medal. [5]

RankPlayerNationRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotalTo par
Gold medal icon.svg Scottie Scheffler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67696762265−19
Silver medal icon.svg Tommy Fleetwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 67646966266−18
Bronze medal icon.svg Hideki Matsuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63687165267−17
4 Victor Perez Flag of France.svg  France 70676863268−16
T5 Rory McIlroy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 68696666269−15
Jon Rahm Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 67666670
7 Nicolai Højgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 70706268270−14
8 Tom Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 66686968271−13
T9 Corey Conners Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 68696966272−12
Jason Day Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 69686768
Joaquín Niemann Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 66706868
Thomas Detry Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 71636969
Xander Schauffele Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65666873
T14 Wyndham Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 75686565273−11
Thorbjørn Olesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 71686668
16 Christiaan Bezuidenhout Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 70716469274−10
17 Erik van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 67696970275−9
T18 Matteo Manassero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 69696969276−8
Alejandro Tosti Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 68696970
Pan Cheng-tsung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 69657270
Ludvig Åberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68706672
T22 Min Woo Lee Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 76656868277−7
Guido Migliozzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 68677468
T24 Collin Morikawa Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70687070278−6
An Byeong-hun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 72686672
T26 Matti Schmid Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 68756967279−5
Carlos Ortiz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 68707071
Stephan Jäger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 71647272
Shane Lowry Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 71716671
T30 Rafael Campos Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 73707067280−4
Viktor Hovland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 70756768
Nick Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 70736869
T33 Gavin Green Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 74696969281−3
Fabrizio Zanotti Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 70697171
T35 Nico Echavarría Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 74697168282−2
Abraham Ancer Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 70717170
Sepp Straka Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 67747071
Ryan Fox Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 67736874
Tapio Pulkkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 69727170
T40 Shubhankar Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 70697272283−1
Adrien Dumont de Chassart Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 70707073
David Puig Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 69697075
T43 Kristoffer Ventura Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 71687669284E
Emiliano Grillo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 66757568
T45 Mito Pereira Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 69767466285+1
Gaganjeet Bhullar Flag of India.svg  India 75697170
Alex Norén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 67747173
Sami Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 67717275
T49 Keita Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 70707374287+3
Adrian Meronk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 73717271
Joel Girrbach Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 69727076
52 Kevin Yu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 73697274288+4
53 Dou Zecheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 69707773289+5
54 Kiradech Aphibarnrat Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 74737271290+6
55 Daniel Hillier Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 75737073291+7
56 Yuan Yechun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 70727872292+8
57 Camilo Villegas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 76747271293+9
58 Matthieu Pavon Flag of France.svg  France 71757774297+13
WD Matt Fitzpatrick Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 736481DNF218DNF
WD Phachara Khongwatmai Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 707574DNF219DNF

References

  1. ↑ Mullin, Eric (1 August 2024). "Men's golf at the Olympics: Full field, how to watch and more to know". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Matsuyama has 2-shot lead after first round of Olympic golf". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Fleetwood shares lead as Olympic golf gold race takes shape". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm share lead in Olympic men's golf". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic golf gold with final-round 62". ESPN. 4 August 2024.
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