2024-08-01 19:35:02
Thursday marks the first day of competition of golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Over the next four days, the world’s best golfers will square off at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France in pursuit of a gold medal for their respective country. Reigning gold medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Xander Schauffele headlines Team USA with World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler.
Thursday and Friday’s rounds of golf at the Paris Games will surely be a treat for golf fans who will get to see Scheffler play alongside Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Aberg in one group pairing while Schauffele, Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm will play 36 holes of golf together.
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With that, here’s all you need to know regarding Thursday’s opening round of men’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including the leaderboard, tee times, pairings, how to watch information and more:
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Olympics golf leaderboard today
Results for Round 1 on Thursday, Aug. 1, courtesy of the official Olympic leaderboard, will be updated.
Below are the top 20 golfers, including ties. Holes completed in parentheses. For full results, click here.
- 1. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan): -8 (F)
- 2. Xander Schauffele (United States): -7 (14)
- T-3. Erik van Rooyen (South Africa): -6 (17)
- T-3. Carlos Ortiz (Mexico): -6 (14)
- T-5. Joaquin Neimann (Chile): -5 (F)
- T-5. Emiliano Grillo (Argentina): -5 (F)
- T-5. Tom Kim (Korea): -5 (F)
- T-5. Sami Valimaki (Finland): -5 (17)
- T-5. Jon Rahm (Spain): -5 (15)
- T-10. Alex Noren (Sweden): -4 (F)
- T-10. Ryan Fox (New Zealand): -4 (F)
- T-10. Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain): -4 (F)
- T-10. Sepp Straka (Austria): -4 (F)
- T-10. Scottie Scheffler (United States): -4 (F)
- T-10. Mito Pereira (Chile): -4 (13)
- T-16. Matthias Schmid (Germany): -3 (F)
- T-16. Alejandro Tosti (Argentina): -3 (F)
- T-16. Cory Conners (Canada): -3 (F)
- T-16. Rory McIlroy (Ireland): -3 (F)
- T-16. Ludvig Aberg (Sweden): -3 (F)
- T-16. Guido Migliozzi (Italy): -3 (F)
Who is competing for Team USA at Paris Olympics?
Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympics will be made up of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark.
Schauffele won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the United States, where he beat Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini by one stroke at 18 under par. The 2024 Paris Olympics mark the Olympic debuts for Scheffler and Clark.
Olympic golf pairings, tee times
Here’s a look at the golf pairings and tee times for Round 1 at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
All times Eastern
- 3 a.m.: Victor Perez (France), Matthias Schmid (Germany) and C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)
- 3:11 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) and Joaquin Niemann (Chile)
- 3:22 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Alex Noren (Sweden) and Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
- 3:33 a.m.: Min Woo Lee (Australia) Corey Conners (Canada) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
- 3:44 a.m.: Wyndham Clark (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
- 3:55 a.m.: Sepp Straka (Austria), Jason Day (Australia) and Tom Kim (Korea)
- 4:11 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Ireland) and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden)
- 4:22 a.m.: Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium), Daniel Hillier (New Zealand) and Guido Migliozzi (Italy)
- 4:33 a.m.: Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), Gavin Green (Malaysia) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (India)
- 4:44 a.m.: Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand), Abraham Ancer (Mexico) and Zecheng Dou (China)
- 4:55 a.m.: Yuan Yechun (China), Camilo Villegas (Colombia) and Matteo Manassero (Italy)
- 5:06 a.m.: Adrian Meronk (Poland), Sami Valimaki (Finland) and David Puig (Spain)
- 5:17 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen (South Africa), Keita Nakajima (Japan) and Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
- 5:33 a.m.: Stephan Jaeger (Germany), Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark) and Thomas Detry (Belgium)
- 5:44 a.m.: Byeong Hun An (Korea), Shane Lowry (Ireland) and Nick Taylor (Canada)
- 5:55 a.m.: Xander Schauffele (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway) and Jon Rahm (Spain)
- 6:05 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon (France), Collin Morikawa (USA) and Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)
- 6:17 a.m.: Shubhankar Sharma (India), Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico) and Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
- 6:28 a.m.: Nico Echavarria (Colombia), Mito Pereira (Chile) and Kristoffer Ventura (Norway)
- 6:39 a.m.: Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay), Joel Girrbach (Switzerland) and Tapio Pulkkanen (Finland)
Olympics golf live TV coverage
- TV Channel: Golf Channel
Golf Channel will broadcast all live coverage of golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics from Le Golf National.
Olympics golf live stream
For those that are watching on the go, you can stream Round 1 of men’s golf action at the 2024 Paris Olympics on the NBC app, NBC Olympics app or on NBCOlympics.com by logging in with your TV provider credentials. You can also stream it on Fubo, which carries the Golf Channel and offers a free trial, or on Peacock.
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