How to Watch Men’s Golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics are finally here, which means it’s time for the United States to try to defend its gold medal when the tournament kicks off on Aug. 1.

The good news for the United States is that the man defending his gold medal is Xander Schauffele, who will begin the Olympics just two weeks removed from capturing his second major championship in the last three months at The Open in Scotland.

Schuaffele is arguably the hottest player in men’s golf after winning two major championships in the last three months, and enters Paris playing the best golf of his career.

And that’s just Schauffele.

The United States also boasts world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who won the Masters in April and is also playing the best golf of his young career. Scheffler has won six times since March, and stands with Schauffele as the two best players on the planet currently.
The other two Americans are no slouches either. Collin Morikawa has finished no worse than T-16 in any of the four majors this calendar year, which included a T-3 and T-4 at the Masters and PGA Championship, respectively.

Wyndham Clark rounds out the lineup for the United States in Paris. Clark hasn’t been in the best form in 2024, but he is just one year removed from capturing his first major at the 2023 U.S. Open.

While the United States should be in strong position to medal, there will be plenty of competition on the world stage.

The biggest threat to the United States and their pursuit of another gold medal? Ireland.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have both been in excellent form in 2024, and should have their say in Paris with plenty of motivation. McIlroy did not play well at The Open, but came so close to capturing his first major in a decade at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst earlier this summer. Lowry led The Open in Scotland after two rounds, and finished solo 6th.

Jon Rahm and David Puig comprise the all-LIV Spain team. Rahm played well at The Open and has been a stalwart on the LIV Tour in his first season. He is a two-time major champion and one of the best players in the world who is certainly in a position to contend for a medal in Paris.

Sweden remains a dark horse with up-and-coming star Ludvig Aberg, who has quickly ascended into a top five player in the world in his first full season on the PGA Tour. He’s a star, and he highlights a Swedish team that also includes Alex Noren, who has been in the mix in plenty of big tournaments with loaded fields throughout his career.

As for the host country, France, Matthieu Pavon is playing the best golf of his career at a perfect time entering Paris. Pavon captured his first PGA Tour victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in January and has two top 15 finishes at majors this year, including a T-12 at The Masters and solo 5th at the U.S. Open, which was the best showing at a major in his young career.

Here’s how you can watch men’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which kicks off on August 1 at Le Golf National’s Albatros Course, home of the 2018 Ryder Cup.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as How to Watch Men’s Golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Ariarne Titmus cops a massive warning shot from Aussie swim star Mollie O’Callaghan as they set up incredible showdown for gold
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Ariarne Titmus insists she wasn’t planning on firing a warning at compatriot and club-mate Mollie O’Callaghan.

Titmus says she only had one plan when racing her fellow Australian in a cagey 200m freestyle semi-final on Sunday night at the Paris Olympics.

Australia failed to add to the two golds and two silver medals claimed at the pool some 24 hours earlier.

Emma McKeon was the sole Dolphin in a final, finishing sixth in the women’s 100m butterfly.

Titmus and O’Callaghan both cruised into Monday night’s 200m freestyle final as the top-two qualifiers.
Titmus won narrowly ahead of O’Callaghan but dismissed any significance of the result.

‘You always want to be in the middle of the pool in a final and get yourself in a good position,’ she said.

‘But that was really the only plan for tonight, I tried to conserve as much as I could.’

Titmus touched in one minute 54.64 seconds, six-hundredths of a second quicker than O’Callaghan in second.

Titmus six weeks ago broke O’Callaghan’s world record in the event and the Paris final looms as a match-race between the swimmers who are both coached by Dean Boxall.

Titmus is seeking to become the first swimmer to successfully defend 200m and 400m freestyle titles at an Olympic Games.

On Saturday night, she banked the first leg of the double by winning the 400m freestyle while O’Callaghan also collected gold as part of Australia’s triumphant 4x100m freestyle relay team.

McKeon, Australia’s most successful Olympian, couldn’t add to her medal collection in the 100m ‘fly final when sixth in a race won by American Torri Huske.

McKeon touched in 56.93 seconds with Huske (55.59) taking gold ahead of fellow American and world record holder Gretchen Walsh (55.63).

‘I was pretty slow, not what I was expecting, but that’s swimming,’ McKeon said.

The medal race was McKeon’s last individual swim of an Olympic career which has reaped six gold medals, more than any other Australian.

The 30-year-old, who was also part of Australia’s gold-medal winning 4x100m freestyle relay team, will feature in medley relays later in the Paris program.

Australia’s Olympic debutant Max Giuliani booked a berth in Monday night’s men’s 200m freestyle final when fifth-fastest through the semi-finals.

‘It was awesome, my first Olympics and now I am going into my first final which is amazing,’ he said.

Giuliani’s Dolphins teammate Thomas Neill failed to advance and Australians didn’t feature in Sunday night’s two other medal races.

French megastar Leon Marchand won the men’s 400m individual to delight the parochial sell-out crowd.

‘I had goosebumps before and during the race too,’ Marchand said.

‘I was trying to focus on myself but it’s really hard when 15,000 people are cheering for me.’

Italian Nicolo Martinenghi won the men’s 100m breaststroke.

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