How many rounds of golf in the Olympics? What to know about the game in Paris

Damon C. Williams, USA TODAY NETWORK

Multiple-time PGA Tour winner Scotty Scheffler, a two-time Masters Tournament winner, will take center stage at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as the men's rounds begin in earnest this weekend, culminating with Sunday's final round.

Here's when Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the USA Golf Team tees off this weekend.

How many rounds of golf do they play in Olympics?

Olympic golf is similar to the standard format used in regular PGA and LPGA tour events, which typically consist of four rounds of 18 holes each, totaling 72 holes.

Both formats use stroke play to determine the winner.

Is there a cut in Olympic golf?

Unlike regular tour events where the field is much larger, there is no cut in Olympic golf.

Both the men’s and women’s field is set at 60 and all competitors play all four rounds.

PGA and LPGA tour events feature a cut after the first two days of play to get the field down to about 60.

When does Scottie Scheffler tee off?

Scottiee Scheffler teed off in the second round of the golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at 3 a.m. on Friday, August 2.

Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer and shown here during a practice round at the Open Championship, will lead the American men's golf competition this weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer and shown here during a practice round at the Open Championship, will lead the American men's golf competition this weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Here is this weekend's golf schedule for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games:

Saturday, August 3:

  • Men's third round, part 1: 3 a.m.

  • Men's final round, part 2: 7 a.m.

Sunday, August 4:

  • Men's final round, part 1: 3 a.m.

  • Men's final round, part 2: 7 a.m.

  • Men's final round, encore: 2 p.m.

Who are the American golfers at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Scottie Scheffler's American side includes Wyndham Clark, a PAC-10 collegiate Golfer of the Year and U.S. Open champion; 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 Open Champion Collin Morikawa; and 2020 Tokyo Games gold medalist Xander Schauffele, the PGA Tour's 2016 Rookie of the Year and inner of this year's Open Championship and PGA Championship.

How to watch golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

You can watch and stream the golf competition of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Fubo, NBC and Peacock.

The Golf Channel is also broadcasting and live-streaming this weekend's matches.

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Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.

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