The 2024 Olympics are 100 days away. Here are the current golf projections for the Paris games

The 2024 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.

This year 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 Albatros course at Le Golf National, site of the 2018 Ryder Cup, will host both 72-hole stroke-play tournaments, with the men’s Olympic competition being held Aug. 1-4. The women’s tournament starts three days after the men’s event ends, Aug. 7-10, before the closing ceremony Aug. 11. Both fields will have 60 players total, 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.

Men’s Ranking

Argentina

Emiliano Grillo (41)
Alejandro Tosti (98)
Next in: Jorge Fernandez Valdes (336)

Australia

Jason Day (21)
Min Woo Lee (32)
Next in: Cameron Smith (52), Cameron Davis (57)

Austria

Sepp Straka (28)

Belgium

Thomas Detry (68)
Adrien Dumont de Chassart (196)

Canada

Nick Taylor (27)
Adam Hadwin (49)
Next in: Corey Conners (50), Mackenzie Hughes (66)

China

Carl Yuan (131)
Marty Dou (304)
Next in: Ryo Hisatsune (89), Rikuya Hoshino (90), Takumi Kanaya (104)

Chinese Taipae

Kevin Yu (112)
C.T. Pan (132)

Chile

Joaquin Niemann (82)
Mito Pereira (181)

Colombia

Nico Echavarria (131)
Camilo Villega (150)

Denmark

Nicolai Hojgaard (34)
Thorbjorn Olesen (72)
Next in: Rasmus Hojgaard (83)

Finland

Sami Valimaki (86)
Kalle Samooja (355)
Next in: Ryo Hisatsune (89), Rikuya Hoshino (90), Takumi Kanaya (104)

France

Matthieu Pavon (22)
Victor Perez (92)
Next in: Antonie Rozner (143), Romain Langasque (144)

Germany

Stephan Jaeger (43)
Yannik Paul (123)
Next in: Matti Schmid (125)

Great Britain

Tommy Fleetwood (11)
Matt Fitzpatrick (12)
Next in: Justin Rose (61), Aaron Rai (77), Robert MacIntyre (80)

India

Shubhankar Sharma (190)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (230)

Italy

Matteo Manaserro (173)
Guido Migliozzi (255)
Next in: Francesco Molinari (263)

Ireland

Rory McIlroy (2)
Shane Lowry (37)
Next in: Seamus Power (114)

Japan

Hideki Matsuyama (15)
Keita Nakajima (75)
Next in: Ryo Hisatsune (89), Rikuya Hoshino (90), Takumi Kanaya (104)

Malaysia

Gavin Green (203)

Mexico

Carlos Ortiz (216)
Abraham Ancer (217)
Next in: Jose de Jesus Rodriguez (308)

The Netherlands

Joost Luiten (155)
Darius Van Driel (215)

New Zealand

Ryan Foz (56)
Daniel Hiller (170)
Next in: Sungjae Im (45), Si Woo Kim (48)

Norway

Viktor Hovland (6)

Paraguay

Fabrizio Zanotti (274)

Poland

Adrian Meronk (62)

Puerto Rico

Rafael Campos (289)

South Africa

Christiaan Bezuiidenhout (58)
Erik van Rooyan (64)
Next in: Thriston Lawrence (95), Zander Lombard (107)

South Korea

Tom Kim (23)
Byeong Hun Kim (38)
Next in: Sungjae Im (45), Si Woo Kim (48)

Spain

Jon Rahm (4)
David Puig (108)
Next in: Pablo Larrazabal (119), Jorge Campillo (121)

Sweden

Ludvig Aberg (7)
Alex Noren (67)
Next in: Alexander Bjork (99), Vincent Normann (101), Jesper Svensson (105)

Thailand

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (254)
Phachara Khongwatmai (268)
Next in: Sadom Kaewkanjana (279)

United States

Scottie Scheffler (1)
Xander Schauffele (3)
Wyndham Clark (5)
Patrick Cantlay (8)
Next in: Max Homa (9), Brian Harman (10), Collin Morikawa (13), Cameron Young (14)

Women’s Ranking

Australia

Minjee Lee (5)
Hannah Green (16)

Austria

Emma Spitz (222)

Belgium

Manon De Roey (190)

Canada

Brooke M. Henderson (12)
Maddie Szeryk (266)

China

Ruoning Yin (4)
Xiyu Lin (11)

Chinese Taipai

Peiyun Chien (117)
Chia Yen Wu TPE (158)

Colombia

Mariajo Uribe (217)

Czech Republic

Klara Davidson Spilkova (155)
Sara Kouskova (226)

Denmark

Emily Kristine Pedersen (85)
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (125)

Equador

Daniela Darquea (280)

Finland

Matilda Castren (254)
Ursula Wikstrom (306)

France

Celine Boutier (3)
Perrine Delacour (92)

Germany

Alexandra Forsterling (72)
Esther Henseleit (82)

Great Britain

Charley Hull (7)
Georgia Hall (28)

India

Aditi Ashok (43)
Diksha Dagar (147)

Ireland

Leona Maguire (23)
Stephane Meadow (116)

Italy

Alessandra Fanali (192)
Virginia Elena Carta (307)

Japan

Nasa Hataoka (18)
Ayaka Furue (22)
Next in: Yuka Saso (25), Miyu Yamashita (26), Akie Iwai (39)

Malaysia

Ashley Lau (232)
Natasha Oon (277)

Mexico

Gaby Lopez (47)
Maria Fassi (157)

The Netherlands

Anne Van Dam (83)
Dewi Weber (302)

New Zealand

Lydia Ko (8)

Norway

Celine Borge (152)
Madelene Stavnar (291)

The Philippines

Bianca Pagdanganan (131)

Singapore

Shannon Tan (198)

South Africa

Ashleigh Buhai (29)
Paula Reto (175)

South Korea

Jin Young Ko (6)
Hyo-Joo Kim (9)
Amy Yang (15)
Next in: Ji Yai Shin (19)

Spain

Carlota Ciganda (30)
Azahara Munoz (89)

Sweden

Linn Grant (27)
Maja Stark (46)
Next in: Anna Norqvist (59), Madeline Sagstrom (69)

Switzerland

Albane Valenzuela (64)
Morgane Metraux (179)

Thailand

Atthaya Thitikul (10)
Patty Tavatanakit (24)

United States

Nelly Korda (1)
Lilia Vu (2)
Megan Khang (13)
Alison Lee (14)
Next in: Allisen Corpuz (17), Angel Yin (20), Rose Zhang (21), Ally Ewing (31)