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Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's individual
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The men's individual golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 1 to 4 August 2024 at Le Golf National. 60 golfers from 33 nations were competing.
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Qualification
Each country could qualify from one to four golfers based on the World Rankings of 17 June 2024. The top 60 golfers, subject to limits per nation and guarantees for the host and continental representation, were selected. A nation could have three or four golfers if they are all in the top 15 of the rankings; otherwise, each nation was limited to two golfers. One spot was guaranteed for the host nation France and five spots were guaranteed to ensure that each Olympic continent has at least one representative.
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Competition format and schedule
As with most major stroke play tournaments, the event was held over four days (Thursday through Sunday) with each golfer playing one round (18 holes) per day. However, unlike most tour events, there is no cut to the field after day two, with all players playing all four rounds.[1]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
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First round
Thursday, 1 August 2024
Victor Perez, from the host country, hit the opening tee shot. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), who lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, shot an 8-under-par round of 63 to lead by two strokes over defending champion Xander Schauffele (United States). Overnight rain had softened the course, resulting in lower-than-expected scores. Play was delayed twice during the round due to nearby lightning.[2]
Second round
Friday, 2 August 2024
Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain), Xander Schauffele (United States) the defending gold medalist, and first round leader Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) were tied for first place after the second round, sitting two strokes ahead of Jon Rahm (Spain). World Number one Scottie Scheffler (United States) was five strokes back.[3]
Third round
Saturday, 3 August 2024
Jon Rahm (Spain) moved into a tie for first place with Xander Schauffele (United States) with a 5-under-par 66. Second round co-leader Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain) dropped to third place, one stroke behind. The other second round co-leader, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), was two strokes off the lead and tied with Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark) who tied the course record with a 9-under-par 62. World number one Scottie Scheffler (United States) was four strokes behind the leaders.[4]
Final round
Sunday, 4 August 2024
American Scottie Scheffler tied the course record by shooting 62 (−9) to win the gold medal by one stroke. The world number one golfer started the day four strokes behind the leaders but birdied five of the last seven holes. Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain won the silver medal and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan was one stroke behind for the bronze medal.[5]
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