The Summer Olympics are 100 days out. On the golf front, we’re starting to get an idea of who will compete for the gold.
This summer in Paris will be golf’s third appearance in the Olympics since the sport returned in 2016 after a 112-year absence. So far the proceedings have been a mixed bag regarding turnout; a number of marquee names bowed out of the 2016 Rio Games due to fears of the Zika virus, and though star attendance improved at the COVID-delayed 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, some of the game’s biggest players still skipped the competition. Participation is expected to increase in 2024, however, so we decided to see who would represent their countries if qualifying ended today.
As a refresher, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics began in July 2022, with golfers accumulating points in an official Olympics Ranking that essentially mirrors the men’s and women’s World Ranking. The first round of the 72-hole men’s Olympic competition gets underway at the Albatros course at Le Golf National (Aug. 1-4), site of the 2018 Ryder Cup. The women’s tournament starts three days after the men’s event ends, Aug. 7-10, before the closing ceremony Aug. 11. The total fields are 60 players, with at least one spot held for a golfer from the host country (France) if one does not otherwise qualify. No country can have more than four golfers competing, with all golfers ranked in the top 15 qualifying (up to the four golfer maximum for each country). After the top 15 in the ranking, golfers ranked 16th and lower will qualify with no more than two players from any one country eligible to compete.
Internal documents show that the International Golf Federation does not plan on releasing which players have opted out. However, Golf Digest has learned that Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott and Tyrrell Hatton are among a list of notable players who have requested to opt out of the 2024 Olympics. As of writing, no women players have formally requested to opt out.
Scottie Scheffler USA
Rory McIlroy IRL
Xander Schauffele USA
Jon Rahm ESP
Wyndham Clark SPN
Viktor Hovland USA
Ludvig Aberg NOR
Patrick Cantlay USA
Tommy Fleetwood GBR
Matt Fitzpatrick GBR
Hideki Matsuyama JPN
Jason Day AUS
Matthieu Pavon FRA
Tom Kim KOR
Nick Taylor CAN
Sepp Straka AUT
Min Woo Lee AUS
Nicolai Hojgaard DEN
Shane Lowry IRL
Byeong Hun An KOR
Emiliano Grillo ARG
Stephan Jaeger GER
Adam Hadwin CAN
Ryan Fox NZL
Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA
Adrian Meronk POL
Erik van Rooyen RSA
Alex Noren SWE
Thomas Derry BEL
Thorbjorn Olesen DEN
Keita Nakajima JPN
Joaquin Niemann CHI
Sami Valimaki FIN
Victor Perez FRA
Alejandro Tosti ARG
David Puig ESP
Kevin Yu TPE
Yannik Paul GER
Carl Yuan CHN
C.T. Pan TPE
Joost Luiten NED
Camilo Villegas COL
Daniel Hillier NZL
Matteo Manassero ITA
Mito Pereira CHI
Shubhankar Sharma IND
Adrien Dumont de Chassart BEL
Gavin Green MAS
Darius Van Driel NED
Carlos Ortiz MEX
Abraham Ancer MEX
Gaganjeet Bhullar IND
Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA
Guido Migliozzi ITA
Phachara Khongwatmai THA
Fabrizio Zanotti PAR
Rafael Campos PUR
Zecheng Dou CHN
Nico Echavarria COL
Kalle Samooja FIN
Women’s Ranking
Nelly Korda USA
Lilia Vu USA
Celine Boutier FRA
Ruoning Yin CHN
Minjee Lee AUS
Jin Young Ko KOR
Charley Hull GBR
Lydia Ko NZL
Hyo-Joo Kim KOR
Atthaya Thitikul THA
Xiyu Lin CHN
Brooke M. Henderson CAN
Megan Khang USA
Alison Lee USA
Amy Yang KOR
Hannah Green AUS
Nasa Hataoka JPN
Ayaka Furue JPN
Leona Maguire IRL
Patty Tavatanakit THA
Linn Grant SWE
Georgia Hall GBR
Ashleigh Buhai RSA
Carlota Ciganda ESP
Aditi Ashok IND
Maja Stark SWE
Gaby Lopez MEX
Albane Valenzuela SUI
Alexandra Forsterling GER
Esther Henseleit GER
Anne Van Dam NED
Emily Kristine Pedersen DEN
Azahara Munoz ESP
Perrine Delacour FRA
Stephanie Meadow IRL
Peiyun Chien TPE
Nanna Koerstz Madsen DEN
Bianca Pagdanganan PHI
Diksha Dagar IND
Celine Borge NOR
Klara Davidson Spilkova CZE
Maria Fassi MEX
Chia Yen Wu TPE
Paula Reto RSA
Morgane Metraux SUI
Manon De Roey BEL
Alessandra Fanali ITA
Shannon Tan SGP
Mariajo Uribe COL
Emma Spitz AUT
Sara Kouskova CZE
Ashley Lau MAS
Matilda Castren FIN
Maddie Szeryk CAN
Natasha Oon MAS
Daniela Darquea ECU
Madelene Stavnar NOR
Dewi Weber NED
Ursula Wikstrom FIN
Virginia Elena Carta ITA