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)
USA's Xander Schauffele celebrates after winning the gold medal at Japan's Kasumigaseki Country Club in August 2021.
YOSHI IWAMOTO
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)