Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

Last updated

Contents

Men's golf
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Le Golf National (Albatros Course)
Dates1–4 August 2024
Competitors60 from 33 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
  2020
2028  

The men's individual golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 1 to 4 August 2024 at the 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 Britian) , 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 Britian) dropped to third place, one stoke 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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hideki Matsuyama</span> Japanese professional golfer

Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 U.S. Open (golf)</span> Golf tournament

The 2017 U.S. Open Championship was the 117th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, northwest of Milwaukee. Brooks Koepka claimed his first major title with a 16-under-par 272, four strokes ahead of runners-up Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama. Koepka's score matched the lowest ever at the championship, set in 2011 by Rory McIlroy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottie Scheffler</span> American professional golfer (born 1996)

Scott Alexander Scheffler is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one, first reaching the position in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022, and has held that ranking for over 90 weeks. He has won two major championships, both the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament. He became the first player to win The Players Championship in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Scheffler won gold medal in the men's individual tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World Cup of Golf</span> Golf tournament

The 2018 World Cup of Golf was a golf tournament that was played from 22 to 25 November at Metropolitan Golf Club in South Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. It was the 59th World Cup. The format is 72-hole stroke play; the first and third days were four-ball, and the second and fourth days were foursomes play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 WGC-HSBC Champions</span> Golf tournament

The 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October – 3 November 2019 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the eleventh WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2019 calendar year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Players Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2020 Players Championship was the 47th edition of The Players Championship, scheduled for March 12–15 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was canceled by the PGA Tour prior to the second round in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the tour had earlier announced that the tournament would proceed behind closed doors for the remaining three days.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WGC-Mexico Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship was a golf tournament played February 20–23 at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, Mexico, just west of Mexico City. It was the 21st time the WGC Championship is played, and the first of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2020. The approximate elevation of the course's clubhouse is 2,400 meters (7,870 ft) above sea level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs</span> Golf tournament

The 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of three golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, was played from August 20 to September 7. It included the following three events:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's individual</span>

The men's individual golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 1 August 2021 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. 60 golfers from 35 nations competed in the event, which was won by Xander Schauffele of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Masters Tournament</span> American golf tournament

The 2021 Masters Tournament was the 85th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2021. It was held from April 8–11, 2021, at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play</span> Golf tournament

The 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 22nd WGC Match Play, and was played on March 24–28 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of the World Golf Championships in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Masters Tournament</span> American golf tournament

The 2022 Masters Tournament was the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament, the first of the four major golf championships of 2022, held April 7–10 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational</span> Golf tournament

The 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was a professional golf tournament being held August 5–8 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 23rd and final WGC Invitational tournament, the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2021. It was also the 64th year that the PGA Tour stopped in Memphis; dating back to the 1958 Memphis Open. The WGC Invitational was removed from the schedule in 2022, with the venue of the tournament hosting the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event, ultimately replacing The Northern Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 U.S. Open (golf)</span> 122nd U.S. Open - golf

The 2022 United States Open Championship was the 122nd U.S. Open, the national open golf championship of the United States. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament that was played between June 16–19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb west of Boston. It was the club's fourth U.S. Open, having been held there in 1913, 1963, and 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Players Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2023 Players Championship was the 49th playing of the Players Championship, having been played at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 9–12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Masters Tournament</span> Major golf championship

The 2023 Masters Tournament was the 87th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2023. The tournament was played from April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

The 2024 Masters Tournament was the 88th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2024. The tournament was played from April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters and major, four strokes ahead of runner-up Ludvig Åberg, who was playing in his first major. Scheffler became the fourth-youngest two-time winner of the tournament and the second player, after Tiger Woods in 2001, to win both the Masters and The Players Championship in the same calendar year.

The 2024 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 14–17. Officially, it was the 50th edition of The Players Championship tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 PGA Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2024 PGA Championship was the 106th edition of the PGA Championship and the second of the men's four major golf championships held in 2024. It was won by Xander Schauffele. The tournament was played from May 16–19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Open Championship</span> Golf tournament

The 2024 Open Championship, officially the 152nd Open Championship, was a major golf tournament held 18–21 July 2024 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the tenth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon. Xander Schauffele shot a final-round 65 to win his second major championship, two strokes ahead of Justin Rose and 54-hole leader Billy Horschel. With Schauffele's win, Americans won all four majors in the same calendar year for the eleventh time and the first time in 42 years.

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.