The fields for the men's and women's golf competitions at the Paris Olympics have been announced by the International Golf Federation, with 32 countries represented in the men's competition and 33 in the women's field, across six different continents.
Paris 2024 will mark the fifth time that golf has been featured as an Olympic sport, and the third time since 1904.
The men's competition runs from August 1-4, while the women's competition runs from August 7-10. Le Golf National, which hosts the Open de France every year on the DP World Tour and was the site of the 2018 Ryder Cup, is the host venue for both events.
In total, 38 different athletes will be represented in both the men's and women's competitions, with the USA sending the most athletes, seven (four men, three women).
The full list of NOCs represented on the field includes at least one player from Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland , Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United States American.
In the men's field, 10 of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, as of this week, are competing, including all players ranked in the top five. In the women's category, all 15 women in the top fifteen in the Rolex Rankings will be competing in Paris.
Team GB will be represented by Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick in the men's event, and Charley Hull and Georgia Hall in the women's event.
Team USA enjoyed double gold success at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, with Xander Schauffele winning the men's event and Nelly Korda the women's. Both players will defend their titles next month.
For a full list of fields for both events, click here.
Source link
