Lausanne, Switzerland: The men’s golf competition will commence at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Le Golf National in 50 days from today.

Last week marked the final event of the two-year qualifying period for the men – concluding on Monday, 17 June – while the women’s qualification period will conclude on Monday, 24 June.

Following the publication today of the final Olympic Golf Ranking for the men and June 25 for the women, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) and National Federation (NF) will be informed of their allocated quota places obtained in accordance with the golf qualification system for Paris 2024.

They will have until June 27 to officially confirm their athletes to the International Golf Federation (IGF) for inclusion in the Olympic golf competition.

The men’s golf competition will be contested from August 1-4, followed by the women’s competition, which will run from August 7-10.

Paris 2024 marks the fifth time golf has been featured in the Olympic Games, and just the third time since 1904 after its return at Rio 2016.

Qualification

Both the men’s and women’s fields for the Olympic Golf Competitions feature 60 players. The IGF uses the Official World Golf Ranking to create the Olympic Golf Rankings as a method of determining eligibility.

The top-15 world-ranked players will be eligible for the Olympics, with a limit of four players from a given country. Beyond the top-15, players will be eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top-15.

Competition Format

The competition consists of a 72-hole individual stroke play for both men and women, with four rounds scheduled over four consecutive days. Scores are cumulative from round to round. The player with the lowest aggregate score wins.

Key Dates for Olympic Golf 2024

• June 17 – Olympic Golf Rankings finalised for the men’s golf competition.
• June 24 – Olympic Golf Rankings finalised for the women’s golf competition.
• June 27 – Deadline for NOCs and NFs to confirm their athletes to the IGF for inclusion in the Olympic golf competition.
• July 23 – Olympic Torch visits Le Golf National.
• July 29 – Groupings and tee-times announced for the men’s golf competition.
• August 1-4 – Men’s golf competition.
• August 5 – Groupings and tee-times announced for the women’s golf competition.
• August 7-10 – Women’s golf competition.

*For more information on the qualification process and to access the most updated Olympic Golf Rankings, please visit: https://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-golf-ranking/overview