Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Golf at the Games of the Olympiad
Golf logo for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Venue	Le Golf National (Albatros Course)
Dates	1–4 August 2024 (men) 7–10 August 2024 (women)
No. of events	2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors	120 from 38 nations
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Get ready for the exciting golf tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris! These events took place from August 1 to 10, 2024. The games were held at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.

A total of 120 golfers competed. There were 60 men and 60 women. They played in two separate medal events. The way players qualified and the game format were the same as in the last two Olympics. Each event was a four-day competition. It was a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament. The men's event was from August 1 to 4. The women's event followed from August 7 to 10.

How Golfers Qualified for Paris 2024

Sixty men and sixty women earned their spots for the Paris 2024 golf tournaments. They qualified based on their official world rankings. These rankings were set by the IGF. The men's ranking list was final on June 17, 2024. The women's list was final on June 24, 2024.

The top 15 golfers in the world were chosen first. However, each country could send a maximum of four players. After the top 15, other spots were given to players ranked 16th and lower. For these spots, a country could send a maximum of two players. The IGF also made sure that at least one golfer from the host country (France) qualified. Plus, at least one golfer from each major region of the world (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) also got a spot.

The Golf Course: Le Golf National

The golf events took place at Le Golf National. This famous course is in Guyancourt, France. It's well-known for hosting the European Tour's Open de France. This is the oldest national golf tournament in Continental Europe.

Le Golf National has also hosted other big events. It held the World Amateur Team Championships in 1994 and 2022. In 2018, it made history. It was the first French course to host the Ryder Cup. Both the men's and women's Olympic events were played on the main course. This course is called the Albatros Course. For men, it was a par 71 course. For women, it was a par 72 course.

Competition Schedule

Here is the schedule for the golf tournaments:

• R1, R2, R3 mean Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3. These are the first three days of competition.
• FR means Final Round. This is the last day where medals are decided.

Participating Nations

Golfers from 38 different countries competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The list below shows how many athletes each country sent.

Medal Summary

Here's a look at which countries won medals and who the medalists were.

Medal Table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	1
3	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
5	China	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual details	Scottie Scheffler  United States	Tommy Fleetwood  Great Britain	Hideki Matsuyama  Japan
Women's individual details	Lydia Ko  New Zealand	Esther Henseleit  Germany	Lin Xiyu  China

See also

In Spanish: Golf en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños

• Golf at the 2023 Pan American Games