Olympic Golf Commences in Paris: A Showcase of Elite Competitors
The inaugural day of golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics has arrived, setting the stage for an extraordinary display of talent at Le Golf National in Guyan court, France. Over the next four days, the world’s foremost golfers will vie for Olympic glory and national pride. The defending gold medallist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Xander Schauffele, spearheads Team USA alongside the current World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler.
Golf aficionados are in for a treat as Thursday and Friday’s rounds promise exhilarating matchups. Scheffler is set to play in a grouping with Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Aberg, while Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, and Jon Rahm are slated for 36 holes together.
Weather Interruptions at Olympic Golf’s First Round
The opening round of the men’s golf competition has been temporarily halted due to inclement weather, as reported by USA TODAY Network’s Gentry Estes. Further updates will follow.
Current Olympic Golf Leader board
The leaderboard for Round 1 on Thursday, August 1st, as per the official Olympic records, will be continuously updated. Here are the top 20 players, including ties, with completed holes noted in parentheses:
Representing Team USA at the Paris Olympics are Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Wyndham Clark. Schauffele, the reigning Olympic gold medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Games, clinched victory by one stroke over Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini with an 18-under-par performance. The 2024 Paris Olympics marks the Olympic debut for both Scheffler and Clark.
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Pairings and Tee Times for Olympic Golf’s Opening Round
Here are the pairings and tee times for Round 1 of the golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
All times in Eastern Time
3:00 a.m.: Victor Perez (France), Matthias Schmid (Germany), C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)
3:11 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), Alejandro Tosti (Argentina), Joaquin Niemann (Chile)
3:22 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Alex Noren (Sweden), Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
3:33 a.m.: Min Woo Lee (Australia), Corey Conners (Canada), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
3:44 a.m.: Wyndham Clark (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
3:55 a.m.: Sepp Straka (Austria), Jason Day (Australia), Tom Kim (Korea)
4:11 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Ireland), Ludvig Aberg (Sweden)
4:22 a.m.: Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium), Daniel Hillier (New Zealand), Guido Migliozzi (Italy)
4:33 a.m.: Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), Gavin Green (Malaysia), Gaganjeet Bhullar (India)
4:44 a.m.: Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand), Abraham Ancer (Mexico), Zecheng Dou (China)
4:55 a.m.: Yuan Yechun (China), Camilo Villegas (Colombia), Matteo Manassero (Italy)
5:06 a.m.: Adrian Meronk (Poland), Sami Valimaki (Finland), David Puig (Spain)
5:17 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen (South Africa), Keita Nakajima (Japan), Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
5:33 a.m.: Stephan Jaeger (Germany), Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark), Thomas Detry (Belgium)
5:44 a.m.: Byeong Hun An (Korea), Shane Lowry (Ireland), Nick Taylor (Canada)
5:55 a.m.: Xander Schauffele (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Jon Rahm (Spain)
6:05 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon (France), Collin Morikawa (USA), Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)
6:17 a.m.: Shubhankar Sharma (India), Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico), Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
6:28 a.m.: Nico Echavarria (Colombia), Mito Pereira (Chile), Kristoffer Ventura (Norway)
6:39 a.m.: Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay), Joel Girrbach (Switzerland), Tapio Pulkkanen (Finland)
Olympics Golf Live Coverage
Television: Golf Channel
The Golf Channel will broadcast live coverage of the golf events at the 2024 Paris Olympics from Le Golf National.
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