For those male players hoping to punch their ticket to the Paris Olympics this summer, there is one last chance to make it happen.
The US Open at Pinehurst No.2 this week represents the final opportunity for those inside the 60 qualifying spots to lock up their place and the many outside to gatecrash what is sure to be one huge party at Le Golf National in August.
A two-year rolling qualification period has led up to the third men’s Major of the season, with an almost identical situation facing the women once the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship concludes later this month.
In order to qualify for the Olympics, athletes accumulated Olympic Golf Ranking (OGR) points. The OGR is calculated by variable factors: each tournament earns a strength-of-field rating, which in turn determines how many ranking points are awarded to the top finishers.
A player’s final position in each event awards them points towards their OGR, but stronger-field events offers more OGR points, as approved by the International Golf Federation (IGF). Given the US Open is a Major, the maximum number of points are available.
Dividing the total number of ranking points a player has earned by the number of tournaments that they have competed in during the qualification period then determines each player’s final OGR.
The top 15 players in the OWGR will automatically be eligible for Paris 2024, but there is a limit of four players per country regardless. Outside of the top-15, there is a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more golfers qualified via the leading 15.
The USA has all four players inside the top-15 of the OWGR and therefore does not have anyone else from spots 16-60 in the OGR. Scottie Scheffler (No.1), Xander Schauffele (No.2), Wyndham Clark (No.4), and Collin Morikawa (No.8) make up the current US men’s Olympic squad, with Patrick Cantlay – who is the World No.9 – and Max Homa (World No.10) both currently missing out.
Sahith Theegala, Brian Harman, Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley, and Cameron Young are also all inside the World’s top-20 but won’t play Le Golf National if Morikawa enjoys a good week.
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