Xander Schauffele, the defending Olympic champion, Hideki Matsuyama and Tommy Fleetwood each finished at 11 under par for 36 holes to share the halfway lead in the race for the medal stand.
What happens when you get exactly what you’ve asked for and then it turns out it isn’t what you really needed? This is the particularly knotty conundrum golf finds itself in at the halfway point of Olympic men’s tournament at Le Golf National.
As golf in the Olympics continues to navigate its way towards relevancy, its latest challenge may be the one that puts it most in line with golf’s major championships.
A tee-time in the Olympics is also a rare commodity. Just 60 men qualified for this year’s games and with the Olympic golf tournament a once-every-four-years event, the opportunity to represent your country on this grand stage is a unique one.
Luiten is apparently out of the Paris Olympics again because of a ruling by the International Olympic Committee that went against the wishes of the International Golf Federation.
Self-confessed Olympic tragic Karrie Webb wants to play her part in securing Australia’s first medal in Olympic golf competition when she captains the Australian team at the Paris 2024 Games later this month.
Little more than two years apart in age, Minjee and Min Woo become the 16th Australian siblings to represent Australia in the same sport at the same Olympic Games.
Australian Golf Digest
