All you need to know about golf at Paris Olympics including players involved

Golf returns at the 2024 Olympics this summer for its third straight year at the Games.

The sport was reintroduced to the iconic event in 2016 following a 112-year absence and it has now become a regular inclusion.

In Rio eight years ago, Team GB’s Justin Rose won gold before Xander Schauffele came out on top for the USA in Tokyo. 

Here, talkSPORT.com takes a look at the field for this year’s Olympics and provides all the details for what should be a thrilling event…

Golf at Paris 2024: Dates and schedule 

Golf at the Olympics will begin on Thursday, August 1 at Le Golf National near Versailles.

That is when the men’s event gets underway with play continuing for four rounds until the final round on Sunday, August 4. 

The women’s event then gets started on Wednesday, August 7 and comes to a close four days later on Saturday, August 10. 

It is after each final round that the gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded. 

Golf at Paris 2024: Format 

The golf format at the Olympics is the usual for a tournament – stroke play. 

It consists of counting the number of strokes it takes each player to complete 18 holes. 

There will be four rounds of action and whichever player has the lowest overall score will win gold. 

Golf at Paris 2024: Field and notable players 

There will be 120 athletes playing at the Olympics in total with 60 competing in the men’s event and 60 in the women’s. 

37 different countries will be represented during the Games this summer. 

The USA have the most competitors across both genders with seven while other nations range from one to five.

One of those players representing the USA is World No.1 and golf’s most dominant figure over the last year, Scottie Scheffler. 

Scheffler will be eyeing a gold medal as he headlines a men’s field that will also include Rory McIlroy, former winner Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm. 

Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama are among the other stars set to feature. 

Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick will be representing Team GB. 

In the women’s event, World No.1 Nelly Korda will want a medal while Lilia Vu and Ko Jin-young will challenge her for the gold. 

Charley Hull will be Team GB’s best hope for glory while Georgia Hall will also be in France. 

Golf at Paris 2024: How to follow 

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Our multi-award-winning presenters and pundits will provide fans with unlimited coverage and content from Paris.

talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with all the latest.

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You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The Olympics will also be shown across all of the BBC’s channels in the UK. 

This can be viewed for free on TV as well as live-streamed through the BBC Website or BBC iPlayer via tablet or mobile devices. 

TNT Sports and Discovery+ will also have coverage with the action broadcast live on Eurosport with fans able to subscribe here.